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Character Reader 



BY 

L. A. VAUGHT 

EDITOR OF HUMAN FACULTY 




"This was the noblest Roman of them all: 
His life was gentle, and the elements 
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up 
And say to all the world: 'This was a man!'" 
—Shakespeare. 



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PREFACE. 



The purpose of this book is to acquaint all with the 
elements of human nature and enable them to read these 
elements in all men, women and children in all countries. 

At least fifty thousand careful examinations have been 
made to prove the truthfulness of the nature and loca- 
tion of these elements. 

More than a million observations have been made to 
confirm the examinations. 

Therefore, it is given the world to be depended upon. 

Taken in its entirety it is absolutely reliable. 

Its facts can be completely demonstrated by all who 
will take the unprejudiced pains to do so. 

It is ready for use. 

It is practical. 

Use it. 

L. A. Vaught, 



INTRODUCTION. 



Human character is. the same as human nature in its 
last analysis. Human nature is composed of elements 
that are unchangeable in their nature and the same the 
world over. At least forty-two of these elements are 
now known. Individual character is a particular combi- 
nation of these elements in which some lead or predom- 
inate. 

To read character,, then, is to understand these ele- 
ments and determine their individual and relative strength 
in men, women and children. This can be done. Heads, 
faces and bodies tell the story. 



To Handle Human Nature 
To Educate Human Nature 
To Train Human Nature 
To Govern Human Nature 
To Perfect Human Nature 

DEFINITELY 
SAFELY AND 
SUCCESSFULLY 

Is to clearly understand the 

ELEMENTS 

OF 

HUMAN NATURE 




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THE 



ELEMENTS 



of 



HUMAN 



NATURE 



Language. 

Number. 

Order. 

Color. 

Weight. 

Size. 

Form. 

Individuality. 

Eventuality. 

Locality. 

Time. 

Tune. 

Alimentiveness. 

Acquisitiveness. 

Constructiveness. 

Mirthfulness. 

Causality. 

Comparison. 

Human Nature. 

Suavity. 

Imitation. 

Ideality. 

Sublimity. 

Spirituality. 

Benevolence. 

Hope. 

Veneration. 

Firmness. 

ConscientiousnesSo 

Cautiousness. 

Secretiveness. 

Destructiveness. 

Combativeness. 

Vitativeness. 

Amativeness. 

Parental Love. 

Conjugality. 

Inhabitiveness. 

Friendship. 

Continuity. 

Approbativeness. 

Self-esteem. 



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Observe for yourself. 

THE HEART OF CHARACTER. 

The very heart of human character is the faculty of 
Conscientiousness. It is the core. No character is 
sound that is not strong here. An apple is not sound 
that is rotten at the core. A human body is not strong 
with a weak backbone. 

Neither is a soul morally strong with a weak faculty of 
Conscientiousness. 

It is the nuecleolis of substantial character. The heart 
of anything is the most important part about it. To im- 
prove human character specifically is to develop this fac- 
ulty. All other methods are necessarily empirical, gen- 
eral and indefinite. 



HIGH TIME TO BE DEFINITE. 

It is time to be definite in education. 

It is time to be definite iin the study of man. 

It is time to be definite in talking, writing or preach- 
ing about human questions — high time. 

To be definite is to understand the elements of human 
nature. 



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Positively 
Honest 



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Make a sharp contrast between this and the opposite. 
He that hath eyes to see, let him see. Here is a good 
head from a back view. What a wonderful difference 
between this and the other ! 

HONESTY. 

Honesty is almost wholly made up of the element 
of Conscientiousness alone. To be positively honest 
is to have a strong degree of this faculty, Self-esteem 
and Firmness. These three faculties, when predomi- 
nant in the mental constitution of anyone will make 
him wholly reliable. 



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Here is an outline of a head that we want all men, 
women and children to perfectly fix in their minds. 
Make use of every opportunity you have of looking at 
heads from a back view. 



DECEITFULNESS. 



The elements of human nature that make people 
deceitful are Approbativeness, Amativeness, Secretive- 
ness, Alimentiveness, Acquisitiveness and Vitativeness. 
When these are very strong and Conscientiousness, 
Friendship, Benevolence, Self-esteem and Veneration 
weak, one will take the cake for deceitfulness. 



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HEAD and FACE 



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It will pay all to remember the shape of this head 
and face. 



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Here is the exact location from a side view of the most 
reliable faculty of the human mind — Conscientiousness. 

UNDERHANDEDNESS. 

Those who take underhanded ways of doing selfish 
things may be known by having predominant elements 
of Secretiveness, Approbativeness, Amativeness and 
Acquisitiveness. 

With Conscientiousness, Self-esteem and Combative- 
ness weak they will take to underhanded ways very 
soon after birth. 

Just observe or examine closely enough to learn 
if the four first named faculties are in the lead and 
you may rest absolutely assured that the party is 
underhanded in his ways whatever he may cla«im to 
the contrary. 

HOSPITALITY. 

The elements of hospitality are Friendship, Benevo- 
lence and Approbativeness. 



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DECEITFUL EYE 



An eye like this will 
represent a character that 
is positively deceitful. 
Why not use your own 
eyes and not be deceived 
by such? 



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(DECEITFUL 
CHIN 

Study this chin young 
ladies and gentlemen and 
do not depend too much 
upon the constancy of 
anyone with a similar 
chin. 




DECEITFUL 
MOUTH 



One with a mouth like 
this can be very agreeable 
and still have the most 
selfish ax to grind. 




Clearly remember this 
shape and apply it. 



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HONEST 




HONEST 
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EAR 




Keep your eyes open in dealing with people with ears 
like this. 

[^SINCERITY. 

The insincere man or woman is without enough 

ientiousness Self-esteem, Friendship, Conjugality, 

tal Love, Veneration, Benevolence and Com- 

bativ* i be courageous, self-respectful, honest 

and frank. Then some of his selfish faculties will 

incere words, protestations, actions and 

Be sure that one lias a strong degree of 

. Self-esteem, Friendship and Benevo- 

you depend upon his promises. 



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JUDGE THOMAS McINTYRE COOLEY. 
A Standard of honesty. 



Here is a head and face that truly represent natural, 
inherent honesty. Specially study his face, and par- 
ticularly his eyes. 



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Gustave Kindt. 
Alias French Gus, Burglar and Tool-maker. 



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ALL THE SIGNS OF HONESTY. 

An open eye. 

An eye that is steady. 

An eye that can look you in the eye without an 
effort. 

An eye that does not look furtively nor out of the 
corners at you. 

An eye that is not restless. 

Upper eyelids that are inclined to form angles. 

Perpendicular wrinkles between the brows above 
the base of the nose. 

A strong, straight-lined, clear-cut nose. 

A firm, steady mouth. 

A square chin. 

A well-formed ear that is somewhat square at the 
top and bottom- 
Straight lines anywhere in the face. 

Open hands. 

Square finger tips. 

A walk in which the heel strikes the floor first. 

A tendency to throw the toes outward instead of 
inward in walking. 

Lack of pretension. 

A disposition to consider any question. 

Frankness of manner. 

Disposition to trust others. 

Lack of suspicion. 

A candid, straightforward manner of statement. 

A voice that is clear, natural and direct in its tone. 

More important than all alse : a well-developed upper 
backhead and particularly a high rather square and 
convex back tophead. 

CONCENTRATION. 

The power of voluntary concentration is to be found 
in the elments of Firmness, Self-esteem, Continuity 
and Combativeness. With these four elements and 
Individuality one can concentrate his intellectual facul- 
ties on any subject he chooses and as long as he desires. 

Very simple when one understands it. 



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Here is a masculine head and face, made so by the 

aline faculties of the mind. Masculinity is in- 

t lo certain faculties. When these are in the 

lead they not only give a masculine nature but form 

the masculine head, face and body. 



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Why is this head and face the opposite of the mas- 
culine? Because the feminine faculties are predom- 
inant. There is a great vital truth right here. 



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i ascertain by observation and examination if 
the feminine faculties named are predominant and 
the rest can be taken absolutely for granted. It is 
better to understand and begin with causes than to 
simply notice effects. The causes of all kinds of heads, 

and bodies that are natural are the elements of 
human nature. 



tnir illustration of positive masculine and fern- 

mine 



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MASCULINITY. 

One is masculine by virtue of certain faculties. 
Masculinity is made up of certain faculties or mind 
elements just as certainly as the United States is made 
up of states and territories. These are: Destructiveness, 
Combativeness, Firmness, Self-esteem, Amativeness, 
Causality, Number and Constructiveness. When these 
eight elements of human nature predominate in 
one's mental composition he will have a masculine 
mind, voice, head, face and body. Human Nature 
builds the body. Certain elements of human nature 
when in the lead, build a body on masculine lines. 
The head will be square in front, high in the crown, 
nearly perpendicular in the back and the face will be 
broad nose large and broad, the upper lip straight, the 
mouth large, stiff and cut in straight lines, the chin 
large, thick and square, the jaw square, neck large and 
shoulders square. 

This will be true, whether man or woman. 



FEMININITY. 

While certain primary faculties make one masculine 
other faculties just as certainly make one feminine. 
To be feminine in disposition, head, face and body 
is to have the faculties of Benevolence, Parental Love, 
Approbativeness, Cautiousness, Conjugality, Compari- 
son, Spirituality, Human Nature and Eventuality in 
the lead in the formation of one's mind. The head 
will be narrow from ear to ear, the backhead round 
with the upper' portion fullest, the frontal part of the 
tophead high and broad, the forehead nicely curved 
and fullest in the center beginning at the base of the 
nose. The nose will be small and curved, the eyes 
round, the mouth small and beautifully curved and 
the chin and neck small. The shoulders will be curved, 
the hips broad and the body as a whole more round 
or curved than square. 



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A GENUINE MOTHER. 
We affirm in the most absolute manner that words 
can be used that mother love is located exactly where 
this backhead projects most. To be a true, natural 
mother is to have this faculty highly developed. Young 
men, fix this picture in your minds. 

MOTHER LOVE. 
Mother love is nothing more nor less than the faculty 
"t Parenl il Love. It all comes from this one faculty. 



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an 

UNRE- 
LIABLE 
MOTHER 



This is a striking illustration. It will pay all to remem- 
ber this head formation and especially all men who would 
select wives who will make good mothers. 
SLOVENLINESS. 

Why is one slovenly? Because his faculties of Ideal- 
ity, Order, Self-esteem and Approbativeness are weak. 
Positively nothing more true. 

ANOTHER KIND OF- CRYING. 

There are selfish children who seem to cry but do not. 
They use the cry as a means to an end. This should not 
be termed crying, but calling, bawling, howling, screech- 
ing. 



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The above illustration represents a very important 
fact. To be a genuine father is to have a strong faculty 
of Parental Love and there is only one faculty of this 
kind and one place to look for it. No man with a de- 
ficient, perpendicular back head is a natural father. 

A GENUINE FATHER. 

■ nuine father has strong faculties of Parental Love, 

Conscientiousness, Friendship, Approba- 

•"1 Self esteem. The chief of these is Parental 

Tins social element gives an instinctive love of 

children and therefore a fatherly nature. Be sure that 

villi large Conscientiousness and 

vill not go back on his children. 



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We emphatically advise women to distinctly bear in 
mind that all men with heads shaped like this are unreli- 
able as fathers. 



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Young ladies, indelibly fix this shape of head in your 
memories. Any man who will make a natural, kind 
and true husband will have a head in outline from a 
Bide view like this. 

PREJUDICE. 

composed of Friendship, Parental Love, 
ty, [nhabitiveness, Approbativeness, Venera- 
tion and Destructiveness. These elements when in the 
■ roe a strong feeling for something or some- 
and against the opposite. 



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The reason this man is an unreliable husband is be- 
cause he is very weak in Conjugality and Parental Love 
and exceedingly strong in Amativeness. Young ladies, 
beware of such men as husbands. 

BIGAMY. 

Bigamy comes directly from Amativeness. Con- 
scientiousness is weak and Secretiveness large. 

POLYGAMY. 
Polygamy is an amalgamation of Amativeness, Spir- 
ituality and Veneration. Strange, but perfectly true. 



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LOVE. 

What is love? How may it surely be determined? 
Love is made up of three individual sentiments : Friend- 
ship, Conjugality and Amativeness. Therefore it may 
be understood, measured and analyzed. There can 
be no love between the sexes without some degree of 
these three primary sentiments or elements of mind. 
They are located in the backhead. This is the first 
place to look for love. Go to head quarters. But 
one may have much more of one of these elements 
of love than another. Here is the "rub." This can 
be determined by proceeding to read character in the 
following way : When the base of the backhead is larger 
and fuller than the upper part, passional or amatory 
love is in the lead. This kind of love is physical and 
not lasting. The eyes will have thick lids and not 
be very open; the lips will be large, coarse and par- 
ticularly developed in the center of each; the chin will 
be large and thick downward. 

When Conjugality is in the lead, the upper part of the 
backhead will be the largest and fullest. This will 
give a round, full, symmetrical form to the entire back- 
head. This faculty never flirts, while Amativeness 
docs. Conjugality is devoted to one. It likes the 
company of one. It desires marriage, while Amative- 
desires a good time and is indifferent about mar- 
When Conjugality is in the lead of Amativeness 
in one's love nature, the eyes will be open and candid, 
the lips refined, nicely curved and not very thick nor 
full m the tenter; the chin will be comparatively thin 
and the neck not large. 

When Friendship is in the lead of the other two 

the upper part of the backhead will be 

decidedly the fullest, especially in width. The lips will 

'"i<d and with small lines running across them. 

from the corners f the lips there will probably 

• three curved lines which indicate active, lios- 

e friendship. 

When the three elements of love are all strong the 
backhead will be very round and full. 



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ALL THE SIGNS OF LOVE. 
Rather large, rainbow, rosy lips. 
A well-developed chin. 
A tender, open and sparkling eye. 
A pleasant, warm, affectionate tone of voice. 
A warm grasp of the hand. 
A disposition to cling. 
More important than all alse, a full round backhead. 

HOW TO PICK OUT A GOOD CHILD. 
To pick out a good child be sure that the upper 
backhead is very strongly developed and also the 
whole tophead. When these two sections of the 
head are very highly developed there are innate in 
the child those elements that will love home, parents, 
fiends, morals and religion. If these two regions of 
the head are poorly developed the reverse will be true. 
Then if the head is not very broad from ear to ear 
the child will have no positive tendencies toward vice, 
crime and meanness. 

IMPRESSIBILITY. 

The elements of impressibility are Approbativeness, 
Spirituality, Cautiousness, Benevolence, Veneration, 
Ideality, Sublimity, Hope, Conscientiousness, Ama- 
tiveness, Conjugality, Friendship, Parental Love and 
Inhabitiveness. 

Approbativeness is impressible to praise, 

Spirituality to mysticism, 

Cautiousness to fear, 

Benevolence to suffering, 

Veneration to fear of God, 

Ideality to beauty, 

Sublimity to grandeur, 

Hope to prospect, 

Conscientiousness to duty, 

Amativeness to sex, 

Conjugality to marriage, 

Parental Love to children, 

Friendship to friendliness, 

Inhabitiveness to patriotism. 

If all of these faculties were predominant in man 
or woman, either would be acutely impressible. 



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A pointed illustration of how to lead children who 
have strong affections represented by a full backhead. 

AFFECTION. 

There are only five elements of affection in the whole 
human soul. These are: Friendship, Conjugality, Pa- 
rental Love, Amativeness and Inhabitiveness. They 
ed in the backhead and fill it out when 

EASILY INFLUENCED. 

Anv man, woman or child is easily influenced who 

Approbativeness, Benevolence, Friendship and 

m a strong degree and Self-esteem, 

Pirn entiousness and Combativeness weak. 

>uld not make this more plain. 



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HOW TO LEAD CHILDREN. 

There is no rule by which children can be handled — 
the composite make-up of the human mind makes 
null and void the universal practicality of a rule. 
The very best way is to understand children — to under- 
stand them part by part or elementally. Each child 
is composed of fundamental elements. Each inherits 
these in different degrees of strength. A very accurate 
knowledge of the individual and relative strength of 
these faculties in a child is the only reliable basis 
of leading children properly. Without this knowledge, 
parents and teachers have to experiment with children 
and then never truly know whether they are proceed- 
ing in the proper way or not. What we mean by the 
proper way is that way that will best fit the child for 
future Self-control, Success, Health and Happiness. 

Any child can be led if fully known. Every child 
has some strong faculties or at least some that are 
stronger than others. Paradoxical as it may seem, 
in one sense these are the child's weaknesses. He will 
give attention through them. By means of these strong 
faculties he may be led into a higher channel. The 
above illustration shows how one kind of boy may 
be easily led. The ring (as it were) to which the cord 
is attached is put through his backhead — the region 
of his affections. When a boy has a round, full back- 
head like this he can be led easily by means of his af- 
fections. He will respond quickly to friendly ap- 
proaches. He likes to be loved and petted. He will 
be interested, too, in pets of some kind — a dog, pony, 
parrot or pig. 

By means of these he can be led into the study of 
natural history and science if properly handled. 

Parents and teachers should know what heads mean. 
They should know the faculties that are located in the 
different parts of the head. Very much safer would 
be their guidance and successful their government of 
children. 



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One may be strong intellectually and socially idiotic, 
listinctly represented by this head and face. 

HYPNOTIC POWER. 

Wha1 constitutes hypnotic power? It is made up of 

•M, Firmness, Combativeness, Secretiveness, 

Spirituality, Human Nature, Individuality, and De- 

reat self-confidence, will, 
olness, secrecy, tact, mysterious- 
■ entration, which constitute hypnotic power, 
.lit ones make eight." 



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JULIA WARD HOWE. 

Author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," etc., etc. 
A sincere face, of the thinking, listening type. The 
faculty of Individuality is negative. 



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PROF. A. GRAHAM BELL. 

A remarkable degree of the faculty of Individuality, 
the center of observation. 



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We wish to emphasize in the most absolute way the 
fact that so far as a human being is concerned all danger 
lies in these two faculties. They are easily located 
and should be understood by every man, woman and 
child. Be on guard against the danger in such men 
and women. 

PUGNACITY. 

Pugnacity comes directly from Combativeness. Then 
if Destructiveness, Approbativeness and Amativeness 
are also very strong one will be positively pugnacious. 



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Anyone with a head like this is dangerous in a vicious 
sense because Destructiveness is very strong and Cau- 
tiousness and Conscientiousness weak. 



THE TWO DANGEROUS ELEMENTS 
OF II I'M AX NATURE. 

There are only two dangerous elements in human 
nature. We mean just what we say — there are only 
two dangerous elements in human nature. Then when 
you wish to determine whether there is anything dan- 
gerous in a man, woman or child, examine his or her 
head and ascertain if Destructiveness or Amativeness 
rong. No one of the other elements can hurt you 
Without these two there could be 
eduction, enticing into vice or leading astrav on 
one hand, nor any anger, hatred, revenge, rage, vio- 
vindictiveness, poisoning or murdering on the 
other. Fix this truth in your intellect and then look 
for the developmenl of these two faculties. If they 

possible danger always, and 



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when Conscientiousness, Benevolence and Friendship 
are weak, positive danger. Nothing known by man is 
more absolutely true than this. 




The above illustration speaks volumes for itself. 
Destructiveness is the center of all the characteristics 
named here. 

PROFANITY. 

There is only one faculty in the human mind that 
can give one any desire to really swear, and this is De- 



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structiveness. Children may be led into using pro- 
fane words by the faculties of Imitation and Appro- 

bativeness, but when one really d s any one or 

anything he uses Destructiveness. Children with De- 
structiveness predominant take to swearing like a duck 
to water. Those who have this faculty weak and large 
Benevolence and Veneration are horrified by profanity. 
Anyone with large Destructiveness will have a strong 
tendency to swear. 




'-i.t any modification of words, we say that no 
feel any degree of revenge without the faculty 
" Destructiveness. Here is the very heart of it 



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REVENGE. 
There is only one element of human nature whereby 
any man, woman or child, of any tribe, nationality 
or race can feel revengeful. This is the element called 
Destructiveness. All of the other elements may be 
cheated, beaten or robbed and manifest no revenge. 
Why? Because they are not constituted that way. 
Look, then, for a positive faculty of Destructiveness 
if you wish to know whether there is that in one that 
will hold a grudge and resolve to get even Ill-will, 
hatred, malice, revenge — all must come through the 
element of Destructiveness. How? By means of some 
other element being hurt or imposed upon. Cheat 
Acquisitiveness and it will try to get revenge through 
Destructiveness. Offend Approbativeness and it will 
do the same. Hurt Parental Love by hurting a child 
and it will fly to Destructiveness and the two will cry 
for revenge. All the other faculties have to go to 
Destructiveness if they mete out revenge for being 
unjustly dealt with. 

ALL THE SIGNS OF ENERGY. 

A broad head from ear to ear. 

A large and broad Roman nose. 

A stiff upper lip. 

A high crown of the head. 

Dense, wiry hair. 

No surplus flesh. 

A bright, snappy eye. 

A large, square chin. 

A square jaw. 

Rather large bones. 

Square shoulders. 

Large cheeks. 

More than all else, strong faculties of Destructiveness, 
Combativeness, Firmness, Approbativeness and Ama- 
tiveness. 

FRIVOLITY. 

A frivolous disposition comes from a dominant degree 
of Amativeness, Approbativeness and Mirthfulness. 



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Anyone with a head like the above is dangerous be- 
cause Conscientiousness is weak and Amativeness very 
strong. In an immoral sense this man is positively 
dangerous. 

BRUTALITY. 

I low may one be brutal? 

means of large Destructiveness and some other 
selfish faculty Like Alimentiveness, Acquisitiveness, 
Amativeness or Approbativeness. 

Alimentiveness or Destructiveness will make one 
brutal when hungry or intoxicated. 

and Destuctiveness will make one 
brutal in the getting and holding of money or property. 
and Destructiveness will make one 
brutal m the gratification of lust. 



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Approbativeness and Destructiveness will make one 
brutal in rivalry and jealousy. 

In all such case one must remember that Benevo- 
lence, Conscientiousness, Friendship, Conjugality and 
Parental Love are not strongly developed. Always 
look or examine to see how strong these faculties are. 



CRUEL EYES 





Notice the straightness This is a true picture of 

of the upper lids and how a gross, sensual chin, 

hard they press down up- 
on the balls. This means 
possible cruelty. 

WHAT IS SAVAGEISM? 

Savageism is a predominating degree of Destructive- 
ness with small Benevolence. 

MILITARY NATURE. 

The composition of military nature is Combative- 
ness, Destructiveness and Approbativeness. The first 
to give a love of combat, the second of shooting and 
the third of fame and victory. 

MOODS. 

The human mind is so many sided that one can show 
a great variety of moods. A particular mood is , a 
particular faculty in a high or predominating state 
of action. 

A mirthful mood is the element of Mirthfulness 
leading all the others in action. 

A surly mood is Destructiveness leading. A friendly 
mood is friendship in the lead of all others in action. 



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Sensuality is wholly made up of two elements — Ali- 
mentiveness and Amativeness. This illustration shows 
the location of these and when very strong in head and 
face. Remember the picture and apply it to others. 

SENSUALITY. 

Sensuality can be gotten right at. It can come from 

rce than two fundamental elements of the 

mind, to wit: Alimentiveness and Amativeness. The 

istatory and the second amatory pleasure. 

To Lean all round sensualist, then, is to simply live in 

or under these two faculties. They are as easily located 

and almost as easily seen. 



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The different kinds of 
energy localized. Al- 
ways look for energy ex- 
actly where it is located. 



A striking comparison. 
Some have less ability than 
they think they have and 
some a great deal more. 



ENERGY. 



The two primary and exact sources of energy are Com- 
bativeness and Destructiveness. These two elements 
are inherently active. That is, they love action or effort 
without any attachments or other axes to grind. De- 
structiveness is the fundamental element of all energy 
that comes under the head of forceful. Combativeness 
covers all energy that contends. The two together, like 
everything of a forceful, struggling, wrestling, pushing, 
driving, destroying, overcoming kind, whether it be a 
desk that is hard to open, a game of football, a stump 
in the field or a mountain that has to be tunneled or re- 
moved. This is their pleasure. 



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Indelibly fix this in your memories. 

Till- THINKING STUDENT. 

> think out and understand the principles, defini- 

s, causes, laws and solutions of educational 

is to possess a strong degree of Causality 

Comparison. These two elements, therefore, when 

'"ant.inako the thinking student 



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All should fix this outline in their minds and com- 
pare it with the opposite. 

THE VISUAL STUDENT. 
The student who is mentally organized to learn 
chiefly by vision has the mind elements of Individuality, 
Form, Size, Locality, Color and Order predominant. 
One may have perfect eyes and be weak in these facul- 
ties, and learn very poorly by vision. This is a great 
fact for educators. 



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This head speaks for itself. It is an emphatic fact. 



AWKWARDNESS. 



Why i iwkward? Because he has predomi- 

g faculties of Approbativeness, Destructiveness, 

and weak faculties of Human Nature, 

Individuality, Weight, Time, Amativeness, Combative- 

and Self-esteem. 



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Fix this outline to stay fixed in your mind, because 
it will pay you to do so. 



GREED. 

The primary elements of greed are Alimentiveness 
and Acquisitiveness. Suppose these two elements are 
very strong and Benevolence, Conscientiousness and 
Friendship very weak. Then one will be an out and 
out pig. 



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Pluck is a fact. Here is an illustration that explains 
the fundamental elements of it. 

PLUCK. 
The elemental ingredients of pluck arc Combative- 
Firmness, Destructiveness, Self-esteem. The 
chief one is Combativeness. If moral pluck, Conscien- 
is added. Add any other element to the 
primary elements and you get a particular kind 
ot pluck. 



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THE TWO PRIMARY CAUSES OF 

NERVOUSNESS 




Here we hit the nail right on the head. All mental 
nervousness and nearly all physical nervousness springs 
directly from these two elements. This is a great tact 
for all who are thus afflicted and for all teachers, parents, 
physicians and psychologists. 



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The two elements of fear and nervousness from a back 
view. 

BLUSHING. 

To blush is to have enough of the element of Appro- 

bativeness to make one fear some kind of ridicule or 

criticism. Without this faculty no one can blush. If 

Sell esteem is weak and Conscientiousness, Cautious- 

md Veneration strong one will be a great blusher. 



CASTE. 

omes from only two elements of human nature; 
Approbativeness and Self-esteem, but chiefly from the 
former. It is a mixture of vanity and self-importance, 
and wholly without merit. There may be talent and 
chars tmected with it, but the feeling itself is 

wholly the product <>t two selfish elements. 



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Here is a striking illustration of the wants, accumu- 
lations and expressions of a single faculty — Approba- 
tiveness. 

VANITY. 

The center of human vanity is the faculty or element 
called Approbativeness. To be vain is to be nattered 
through this faculty. When this faculty is very strong 
one is subject to some kind of flattery and can easily 
be made vain. No other element of human nature 
cares for praise. It is easy to locate this faculty in 
the head. It causes the head to be held to one side. 



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It makes the voice affected. It curls the mustache 
upward. It does the same yvifri the corners of the 
lips. It shows the upper teeth when praised, and 
minces the walk. When the crown of the head is high 
and the center of it where Self-esteem is located is 
low, this faculty will be very active. Then if the 
faculty of human nature is weak there -will be great 
susceptibility to flattery. 




JUST PRESS THE RIGHT BUTTON. 
Whenever you wish to get the attention 

Of Jones or Smith, O'Connor or Dutton, 
DoaM whistle nor sing, nor profane things' mention: 
fust walk up to the head and press the right button. 
HEAD Work. 
do head work a good degree of two mind elements 
itely necessary. These are Comparison and 
An should bear tins in mind Never se- 
•"]• work unless he has a *ood 
' dements. To do constructive 
tructiveness. 



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WHICH TOUCHES THE LINE? 

The above illustration is a very instructive one. 
It will enable our readers to get at the predominant 
characteristics of anyone at a glance when they fully 
understand it, and when the individual to be read 
has one or more predominant faculties. 

That part of the face or head that projects most 
forward (if n orma l) tells what part of the mind is 
predominant. Special development of parts of head 
or face means special strength of certain faculties. 

When the upper forehead is the most pronounced 
in development the reasoning or thinking faculties 



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(Causality and Comparison) of the mind are predom- 
inant. Such a person will be an abstract, absent- 
minded thinker. Is very likely to be an ideal theorist. 
He may be a profound philosopher but not very prac- 
tical. 

When the nose gets to the line first there is a very 
different character because other faculties are pre- 
dominant in the mental constitution. In such cases 
some of the courageous, selfish, forceful faculties pre- 
dominate. In a word, energetic force is predominant 
in the individual. We do not say, however, that such 
a person will necessarily be a very strong character 
in every particular. He may have no very strong 
faculties, but when this part of the face does predom- 
inate the faculties that go with it do also. 

Combativeness and Destructiveness are the two 
faculties that correspond with the convex anterior 
projection of the bridge of the nose, while if the nose 
is thick at the same time, Acquisitiveness and perhaps 
Secretiveness are also strong. Such people have some 
kind of active energy, and when the nose is broad, 
selfish energy. 

There is a very different set of faculties predomi- 
nant when the lips touch the perpendicular line first. 
Then the appetites and social sentiments predominate. 
Such are impulsive, sentimental, sensual and often 
voluptuous. They make emotional speakers and are 
almost wholly governed by impulse. 

Where the chin is the most forward feature, tenacity 

of life is predominant, and if the chin is square and 

persistence is also very strong. Where the chin 

square and long but thick in muscular cover- 

and fleshy, sexual passion is stronger than per- 

nee. 

When these four divisions of the face are all strongly 
developed or when they show a positive convex form, 
will be a strong character intellectually, execu- 
tively, vitally and sentimentally. 



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Here we have a well balanced or level head. 

What is a level head? In common parlance it is the 
way of saying that one has a well-balanced mind. What 
a well-balanced mind is, is no easy thing to explain. 
An incomplete explanation would be this: One with 
Human Nature, Causality, Individuality, Number, 
Conscientiousness, Acquisitiveness, Firmness, Combat- 
iveness and Self-esteem, predominant. 



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Here can be seen the faculties of the mind that build 
the lower jaw — to wit: Amativeness, Combativeness, 
Destructiveness and Firmness. 



PUGILISM. 

The mind elements that give a love of pugilism are 

Combath Destructiveness, Amativeness and Ap- 

prob Just as certainly as these four faculties 

redominant in anyone he will be fond of baseball, 

ill, athletics anil boxing. 



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The principal reason that one has a long face with all 
the features turning downward as indicated in this illus- 
tration, is because those faculties of the mind that ought 
to fill out his top head and make it round and full are de- 
ficient. A roof- shaped head is pessimistic. 

DISAGREEABLENESS. 
The make-up of Disagreeableness is Destructiveness, 
Firmness, Approbativeness, Secretiveness arid Aliment- 
iyeness. When these are strong and the five agreeable 
faculties are weak, one is very disagreeable generally. 
Such a person will tease, combat, boast, criticise and de- 
light in worrying others. 

A GREAT PROBLEM SOLVED. 
THE REASON WHY OF HUMAN DIVERSITY. 

The number of Human Beings that may exist without 
two being alike. 

A MATHEMATICAL SOLUTION. 
According to Permutation, the forty-two individual 
faculties of which the human mind is composed may com- 
bine in 2, 810, 01.2, 235, 50.5, 75.9, 797, 086, 28.5, 212, 489, 023,- 
129,540,768,000,000,000 different ways, which will ac- 
count for all the diversity of the human family in the 
past, at present and for a few hundred million years in 
the future. 



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This picture shows how moral reformers shoot at 
random at vice. They do not know the location of 
vice, and therefore shoot wildly. Not a single arrow 
has hit the bull's eye. 

THE CENTER OF THE SOCIAL EVIL. 

Tin- social evil is a fact. Many good and learned 
people are trying to check, modify or suppress it. Their 



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intentions are good. They shoot at it with tongue 
and pen. That is, they suppose they shoot at it. 
They shoot, but, unfortunately, they do not shoot any 
more definitely at it than if they stepped out of their 
houses upon a dark night when the moon was down, 
electric lights out, and shot into space in the hope of 
hitting a burglar. Why don't they draw a bead on 
it? Answer: They do not know the location of it. 
They do not know the nature of it. They do not know 
the source of it. They do not know that it is a single 
element of the mind. They do not know when nor 
where to commence to correct it. They ought to know. 
They can know. 

They can know exactly. They can know very soon 
after the babe is born. They can, if they will, learn 
the location of the faculty in the brain. Observe the 
illustration. Not one of the marksmen has hit the 
"bull's-eye." Every shot has missed. What a de- 
plorable waste of time, energy and arrows! 

They have hit the intellect, which is in front, the 
moral faculties, which are in the tophead, pride and 
vanity, which are in the back crown of the head, but 
not a single one has even come close to the exact source 
of the evil. They have not even crippled it. How 
could they cripple it till they hit it? How can they hit 
it till they know where it is? 

It is located in the little brain directly back of the 
two bony prominences that may be found and felt 
behind the ears. When very strong in child, woman 
or man this region will be decidedly full or convex 
in form. It is immediately below a fissure that runs 
horizontally above it, and partly separates the little 
brain from the big brain, or, in other words, the cere- 
bellum from the cerebrum. 

Its name is Amativeness. 

We now have it "spotted." 

We know where to look for it. 

No longer is it necessary to shoot at random. We 
can now see it so distinctly and individually that we 
can hit it every time if we are good shots. 



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FEMININE 



MASCULINE 



SELFISH 




FOXY 




PHYSICAL 





BALANCED 




MENTAL 






MUSICAL 




Just look for yourself. 



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Get all of this. Many are somewhat organized like 
the above. Here is a complete and pointed explanation 
of the reason one cannot say no. 

IMPULSIVENESS. 

What makes people impulsive? Intellect is not 
impulsive. There is no impulse in a single intellectual 
faculty. There is no impulse in Firmness or Self-esteem, 
There is impulse in Cautiousness, Destructiveness. 
Benevolence, Friendship, Approbativeness, Parental 
Love, Combativeness, Amativeness, Alimentiveness, 
Inhabitiveness, Veneration, Acquisitiveness, Ideality 



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Mirthfulness, Hope and Sublimity. To be impulsive 
then is to let one or more of these elements act without 
regulation. Impulses start in these faculties. If they 
are much stronger than Self-esteem, Firmness, Con- 
scientiousness, Human Nature and Causality in anyone 
he will be impulsive. Simply ascertain by a close 
examination of the head by sight or hand or both if 
the five last named faculties are predominant or not 
and you can tell whether one belongs to the impulsive 
class or not. 





This shows the loca- Men, women and chil- 

tion of the sensitive fac- dren with such shaped 

ulty of Approbativeness heads as this are fitfuL 

from a back view. It is They are deficient in ap- 

one that all should exact- plication, perseverance, 

ly locate. decision and resolute, un- 
changeable will. 

CHANGEABLENESS. 
A positive disposition to change comes from Local- 
•nstructiveness and Destructiveness, 
with weak Veneration, Firmness, Self-esteem, Continu- 
ity and Inhabitiveness 

RATTLES. 
■ kittles is to let the element of An- 
gel unduly excited. This faculty causes 
it, blushing and embarrassment. No other 
element has the power to rattle. 



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PERSONAL MAGNETISM. 

To be magnetic is to have very strong faculties of 
Friendship, Amativeness, Alimentiveness, Combative- 
ness, Human Nature, Benevolence, Mirthfulness, Firm- 
ness, Causality, Language and Comparison. 

Amativeness and Alimentiveness furnish the vital 
magnetism. Friendship, Benevolence and Mirthful- 
ness the social magnetism. Combativeness and Firm- 
ness the courageous magnetism. Language, Causality 
Comparison and Human Nature the intellectual mag- 
netism. The three that have by far more to do in 
making one magnetic than all others are Friendship, 
Combativeness and Amativeness. These three facul- 
ties when very strong will make anyone magnetic. 
James G. Blaine had Friendship. General Phil Sher- 
idan, Combativeness, and Brigham Young, Amative- 
ness. Unite these in a predominant degree in one man 
and you have the "secret" of personal magnetism. 

PHYSICAL CHARMS. 

Physical charms are the product of strong, healthy 
faculties of Amativeness, Alimentiveness and Parental 
Love with a fair degree of Combativeness and Destruc- 
tiveness. 

THE ARGUMENTATIVE DISPOSITION. 
The fundamental and specific source of the argumenta- 
tive disposition is Combativeness. This faculty likes to 
contend for contention's sake. United with Language 
it will contend with words. If Approbativeness is 
added to these two, there will be a wordy contention for 
victory. If Firmness is added there will be a persistent 
spirit of contention. If Causality is added to these, 
there will be a wordy, ambitional, persistent, logical 
contention. Destructiveness will add force and bitter- 
ness to the contention and may be blows or pistols. If 
Secretiveness, Human Nature and Constructiveness are 
also strong and Conscientiousness weak the contender 
will resort to strategy, ingenuity and cunning in his con- 
tentions. In this way the argumentative disposition 
may be gotten at fully and fundamentally. 



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A very valuable fact is illustrated right here. Vital 
et ism wholly comes from this region. Not an 
BS from any other faculty of the mind or part 
of the brain. 



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DEFICIENT 
IN 

VITAL 

MAGNETISM 



Anyone can demonstrate the truthfulness of the above 
by mere observation. 

LATENT VITALITY. 

If a child has a strong development of Alimentive- 
ness, Vitativeness and Amativeness it will have much 
latent vitality. It may be puny and not grow well 
for a while but if rightly cared for will surprise the 
parents and friends by growing into a strong man 
or woman. In such cases there has been arrested 
development by sickness of mother, prenatal influences 
or improper food. Always go to the brain for certainty 
in any kind of character reading. 



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This is another illustration of the fact that if you press 
the right button (excite the right faculty) you will get the 
right response. Touch approbativeness and you will 
raise the upper lip. 

DISPOSITION TO CROW. 

The M crowing" faculty is Approbativeness. None 

other. Others will give force to the crowing, but not 

' the desire, [f Destructiveness is strong and Be- 

li nee and Conscientiousness weak, one will "rub 

it in 

RELIGIOUSNESS. 
The fundamental religious elements are Spirituality 
and Veneration. Their first assistants are Hope, Be- 
an. 1 Conscientiousness. Without the two 
aiions could have ever been. 



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ELISHA GRAY. 



A scientific form of head. Great perceptive faculties. 



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THE KEYNOTE OP EDISON'S GENIUS. 

,lHM,n ( lcrs(o ( Hl-clearly understood. 

auseitisaiw* 

ultics. These "facul- 



^^""J uiiuclt>lUOQ. 

y understood because it is alwavs and 
1 faculties. Twf^i 



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ties can be understood and measured in all men, women 
and children. 

If there is any particular kind of genius there is always 
a very high development of those fundamental faculties 
that constitute the particular kind of genius. Mechan- 
ical genius is made of mental elements that by their very 
nature cannot constitute literary, musical or commercial 
genius. 

Thomas A. Edison's genius is well known as the in- 
ventive. It is not commercial or musical. 

The "keynote" of it is the elemental faculty of Con- 
structiveness. His portrait overwhelmingly indicates 
this. That great convex development of the middle side 
temples is the result of a very strong degree of the fac- 
ulty of Constructiveness which has its seat here and de- 
velops its two organs (one in each hemisphere) till they 
positively determine the formation of the external skull. 

The second element of his inventive genius is Causality 
the logical thinking faculty. These two faculties are the 
two most original faculties of the forty-two facultied soul. 

His eyes and head show an active faculty of Spirit- 
uality also which gives him a consciousness of the undis- 
covered and faith in his efforts. 

He has a great development of those faculties that the 
constitution of the human mind necessitates to possess 
the very original inventive genius that he has so remark- 
ably displayed. 



CURIOSITY. 

Curiosity is the product of Individuality, Causality, 
Spirituality, Constructiveness, Approbativeness, Secret- 
iveness and Amativeness. Individuality gives a desire 
to see a thing; Causality to understand it; Spirituality 
to marvel at it; Constructiveness to understand how it 
is constructed; Approbativeness to get it before some- 
body else does; Secretiveness to suspiciously pry into it 
and Amativeness to revel in the scandal of it. When 
these faculties are predominant in one he is a veritable 
curiosity seeker, looker and investigator. 



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Destructiveness is the center of human temper. The 
nine other faculties that stir it up principally are Vitative- 
ness, Amativeness, Alimentiveness, Acquisitiveness, Con- 
jugality, Inhabitiveness, Approbativeness, Conscien- 
tiousness and Veneration. 

TEMPER. 
Human temper has a beginning. In one sense, we 

• faculty ; yet this is not ex- 
tinction of the faculty from 



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which temper springs is not exactly one of temper. This 
much may be said, however, there is a faculty without 
which no one can feel any temper. 

This faculty is Destructiveness. Its function is not 
simply to destroy; it is dynamic force. It is, also, the 
only faculty by means of which one can feel anger, malice 
and the tendency to crush or destroy. In itself it will 
not result in a manifestation of this kind. It is only 
when some other faculty is hurt that Destructiveness be- 
comes angry. 




PRETENSION. 
The elements of pretension are Approbativeness, Ali- 
mentiveness, Acquisitiveness, Amativeness. There are 
no other elements that can give any desire to pretend. 
To successfully pretend is to have in addition to the 
above named, Secretiveness and Human Nature. Not 
to be pretentious is to have Conscientiousness and Self- 
esteem predominant. 



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DIAGNOSE YOUR OWN CASE. 

Make use of the following 
definite self-knowledge. 

It vou are nervous your faculties of Cautiousness and 
Approbativeness are dominating the rest of you. 

[f you cannot say no to one of the same sex, your 
Friendship, Approbativeness and Benevolence are rela- 
tively too strong. 

If you cannot say no to the opposite sex, it is Ama- 
tiveness, Approbativeness and Benevolence. 

I f you cannot say no to children, it is Parental Love 
Benevolence and Approbativeness that prevent you. 

I f you get rattled easily your faculties of Self-esteem 
and Firmness are not large enough. 

If you get the "blues' ' easily, your Self-esteem, Com- 
bativeness, Firmness, Spirituality and Hope are too 
weak. 

If you are irritable, Approbativeness, Destructiveness 
and Combativeness have got the upper hand of you. 

I I you are absent-minded, Individuality, Locality, Hu- 
man Nature and Cautiousness are not large enough to 
keep in front. Just as surely as you keep these'facul- 
ties in front you will never become absent-minded. 

If vou fail to remember names, Language, Self-esteem, 
Approbativeness and Tune are not so strong as they 
ought to be to make you give particular attention to 
them. People with these faculties strong always give 
attention to names and therefore remember them. 

It" you are broad between the eyes, however, you can 
remember names by writing them down and fixing them 
in your faculty of Form. 

It you hesitate or stammer in speech, you are deficient 
m Self-esteem, Firmness and Combativeness and should 
immediately cultivate these three faculties by the most 
courageous and self-respectful action. 

borrow trouble, the trouble with you is too 
much Cautiousness and Approbativeness. 

tempted to steal because you love some- 
roperty or watermelons, it is because Ac- 
and Alimentiveness are pretty strong in 
Ml make-up. 



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If you are inclined to hold a grudge, remember that it 
is only because your Destructiveness is larger than your 
Benevolence and Conscientiousness. 

If you think you are going to die and don't, your Vi- 
tativeness and Cautiousness have command of you. 

If you believe that "every man has his price'' your 
own Conscientiousness is very weak. 

If you imagine that someone has slighted you, your 
Approbativeness is much too strong for its antidote, 
Self-esteem. 

If you won't sleep in room thirteen at a hotel, your 
faculty of Spirituality is too strong for your Comparison 
and Causality. 

If you cannot keep your mouth shut, your Firmness, 
Self-esteem and Secretiveness are too weak. If these 
three faculties were predominant in you, your mouth 
would shut up like a clam. 

If you forget dates your faculties of Time and Num- 
ber are weak. 

If you are impatient your faculties of Self-esteem, 
Firmness, Conscientiousness, Causality, Spirituality, 
Hope and Veneration are not strong enough. These, 
when dominant in one, give him the patience of Job. 

If you are not attractive, your faculties of Friendship, 
Amativeness, Ideality, Benevolence and Order are not 
as strong as they should be. Cultivate them. 



IRRITABILITY. 

Irritability starts in the faculty or element of Ap- 
probativeness. This is the sensitive faculty. It has 
a great deal to do with making a sensitive, nervous 
system. Now if Destructiveness and Combativeness 
are also large one will possess the chief elements of 
irritability. This is just as true as one and two make 
three. Let these three faculties positively predom- 
inate over all the others and anyone will be positively 
irritable. Simply ascertain if these faculties predom- 
inate in one and you will find an irritable man, woman 
or child with absolute certaintv. 



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This illustration represents the manifold productions 
of a single faculty-Mirthfulness. It chiefly makes 
the clown, the comedian, the wit and the humorist 



LOVE OF MISCHIEF.. 

M,rM^,in nnWr u-i f Spri . ngS directl y fro ™ the element of 

! l Y S s V H ' U " ¥ V ° rv stron 2- Veneration 

retiveness, Destructiveness and Human 

° ne f wi11 fun over in fun-loving mischief 

nk on others in school and out o! 



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The above illustration shows the location of two mind 
elements that a child, even, can see. ft is almost incon- 
ceivable that anyone cannot see the formation of head 
that these two faculties, when dominant, produce. They 
stand out in bold relief upon millions of men, women 
and children. Two such dangerous faculties should be 
as quickly seen as the nose and ears. They are De- 
structiveness and Amativeness. 



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FLIRTATION. 
Why does one want to flirt ? Because of Amativeness 
and Approbativeness, and these only. If these two 
faculties are very strong in One, he or she will have a 
strong tendency to flirt. If they predominate, one 
will be an out and out flirt. Both faculties are very 
easily understood, and may be easily measured in others. 
Look directly for these two faculties for flirtation. 



r/f£C£NT£R 
OF 
JEALOUSY 




OF 
MVNDEIT 



T/fECENr&f 

or 
iMM<mi/7r 



re are the locations of five elements that it will pay 
h? U J° * ho /? u g hl y le *rn. When predominant they build 
tne kind of face seen upon this head. 



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Always look for sentiment in these two regions of 

the head. There are no other sentiments and no other 

places to look for them. We say this with absolute 
certainty. 

DOMESTIC NATURE. 

Domestic nature is made up of Parental Love, Con- 
jugality, Inhabitiveness, Alimentiveness and Acquisi- 
tiveness. If these are predominant in any woman she 
will be positive in domestic nature. 



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P05ITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE PECULIAR GOOD WO BAD 



^sJ 





SELFISH 

VITAL MENTAL MOTIVE BALANCED AND HOPEFUL 



WHERE TO LOOK. 

If you wanted to know whether a man had a nose 
or not would you look somewhere in general? Would 
you look for it on his backhead? In looking for mental 
faculties you should be just as definite as in looking 
for the nose. For instance, in looking for the faculty 
of anger always look where it is naturally and always 
located. This is just above the tips of the ears on 
the sides of the head. It is never anywhere else. One 
ought to know just as certainly where to look for mental 
elements or faculties as he knows where to look for 
the n 

PESSIMISM. 

The faculties that make the pessimist are Cautious- 

Secretiveness, Destructiveness, Alimentiveness, 

Amativeness and Approbativeness with weak Hope, 

ilence, Veneration, Conscientious- 

Mirthfulncss, Self-esteem, Combativeness and 

Idea. 



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To be strongly individualized and have a distinct 
personality is to have a predominant faculty of Self- 
esteem, as indicated in the above picture. 



INDIVIDUALISM. 

The mental elements that make one a positive in- 
dividualist are Self-esteem, Combativeness, Vitative- 
ness, Firmness and Individuality. These make him 
believe in himself, depend upon himself, educate him- 
self and positively individualize himself. 



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SPECIFIC KINDS OF CHILD NATURE. 

Any distinct kind of child nature is made up of distinct 
faculties. 

Vicious child nature has large Destructiveness for its 
center, with Combativeness and Amativeness usually 
large and Benevolence and Conscientiousness negative. 
Destructiveness is the central element of viciousness. No 
one can be vicious in a brutal sense without a strong de- 
gree of this faculty. 

Stubborn child nature is made up principally of Firm- 
ness, Approbativeness and Combativeness. If this is of 
a very forceful kind, Destructiveness is added. 

Sensitive child nature is made up of Approbativeness, 
Cautiousness, Benevolence and Veneration, with deficient 
Combativeness and Self-esteem. 

Lying child nature is made up principally of Appro- 
bativeness, Sublimity, Spirituality and Secretiveness, 
with deficient Conscientiousness and Self-esteem. 

The two essential elements of moral child nature are 
Conscientiousness and Benevolence. 

Affectionate child nature is made up of Friendship and 
Amativeness, with deficient Self-esteem, Combativeness, 
Destructiveness and Firmness. 

Studious child nature of the positive type is made up of 
Causality, Comparison, Eventuality, Ideality and Spirit- 
uality. These give a positive, inherent love of study. 
It" Approbativeness and Conscientiousness are also large 
there will be an ambitious, conscientious love of study. 

Playful child nature has its seat in Destructiveness 
with three special assistants — Mirthfulness, Amative- 
and Combativeness. These four faculties predom- 
inant will make any child love games and all plays that 
musing. 

Timid child nature is made up of Cautiousness, Vita- 
tivene and. Spirituality, without Combativeness and 



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ARROGANCE 
VANITY 
SELF-IMPORTANCE \ 1 HAUTEUR 
LORDLINESS. \ \ I / PRIDE 

AFFECTATIOM 
BOMBAST 
EGOTISM 
POMPOSITY 
DRESS PARADE 
SWELLED HEAD 
COMMAND 
DIGNITY 




This illustration speaks for itself. 

THE- DOMINEERING DISPOSITION. 

The disposition to domineer springs from the faculty 
of Approbativeness and Self-esteem ; the former slightly 
stronger than the latter. Add to these two, strong 
Combativeness, Destructiveness and Firmness and you 
have the constituents of the domineering disposition. 

Such made up people have an over-weening desire 
to boss. It does them a world of good to dictate what 
others shall do. They like to "rule the ranch" and 
when Conscientiousness and Benevolence are weak 
they will rule or ruin. 

The five above named faculties constitute all of the 
human disposition to dominate, command, domineer, 
dictate, boss and rule. They are easily understood, 



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easily located in the head, easily seen in the face, easily 
heard in the voice and all readers of this book should 
easily avoid such people hereafter. 



THE CENTER OFSEEF-CffEZmZMESS 
Tff£CMr£g OF 

self-eelmce 



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OF 

SEZF-COMMGE 




The faculties of everlasting self-reliant courage are 
indicated here. When these are predominant one is pos- 
itively cheerful, and life is worth living to him. He 
never becomes despondent. 



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One with a head like 
this is clumsy because 
the perceptive faculties 
and self-confidence are 
weak. Look for your- 
self. 



Those who have control 
of their appetites and 
feelings regulate their lips 
like the first outline; 
those who have not will 
have a position of the 
lips like the second. 



STUBBORNNESS. 

The chief element of stubbornness is Combativeness. 
It is this element of human nature in men, women 
and children that resists. No other element has re- 
sistance in its nature. The element of Firmness has 
persistence in it, but not resistance. If this is added to 
Firmness there will be persistent resistance. These 
two elements are therefore the chief elements of human 
stubbornness. The third one is Approbativeness. When 
the first two are strong, the third will add a strong dis- 
like to giving up and make the stubbornness much 
more stubborn. When large Destructiveness is added 
to these three you have the make-up of stubbornness 
in all its glory. 

The faculties that will tend to prevent these faculties 
from being unreasonably stubborn are Conscientious- 
ness, Self-esteem, Benevolence and Causality. 



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This illustration shows the difference in position, 
at church during prayer, of two, one with positive ana 

lhe g ent e . r e™: g n atlVeVenerati0n - ^ the t0 P head ° f 
GOODNESS, 
s is made up of six of the forty-two mind-ele- 
ments, to wit. Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Vener- 
ation Fnendship, Conjugality and Parental Love. 

good to' Xrs inU^y. "" "° ^ ^™ » *» 



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This skull shows a convex development of Destructive- 
ness, Alimentiveness and Tune. An illustration of the 
external formation of a positive faculty. 



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This is the same skull. It shows the internal concav- 
ities that correspond with the external convexities of 
the other picture in this book. There is always a true 
correspondence between the normal development ot 
faculties on the inside with the outside. 



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This illustration is full of meaning. It shows the 
relation between the faculties of the mind and a single 
factor of the face. Different faculties build different 
parts of the face. The vital faculties build the wings 
of the nose chiefly, and give it fleshy thickness. The 
motive faculties build the bone of the nose and make 
it Roman in form. The intellectual faculties chiefly 
build the tip to the nose. Take extreme cases of either 
and you will see for yourself. 



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V 



Here is one who is the opposite of the materialistic. 

PSYCHICAL SENSIBILITY. 

There is a faculty that gives one a psychical tendency 

and sensibility. This is Spirituality. Coupled with 

Human Mature it gives not only psychical sensibility 

bul the intuition to interpret mental impressions. The 

ieceives and the second interprets. 



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This man is the opposite in mental make-up of the 
one who feels that he is spirit. Make a sharp compar- 
ison of the two heads. 

MATERIALISTIC. 

A materialist has weak Spirituality. Then, with 
strong Perceptive faculties, good Comparison, Causality, 
Alimentiveness and Amativeness he lives in the object- 
ive, concrete material, sensuous world and does not sense 
the Spiritual. 



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Study this picture. The difference between the heavy 
outline and the other is often all that stands between 
one and the penitentiary. The two dips on the tophead 
i very weak Conscientiousness and the two con- 
urination on the sidehead mean very strong Se- 
cretiveness and Destructiveness. One makes a very 
man and the other a possible criminal. 



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LONGEVITY. 
The very heart of longevity is Vitativeness. Then 
if Alimentiveness and Amativeness are strong and 
under the control of the intellect and moral will, one 
will be naturally long lived. This may still be increased 
by large faculties of Hope, Combativeness, Self-esteem, 
Mirthfulness and Spirituality to give cheerfulness, 
self-control and patience. Longevity is largely a mat- 
ter of self-control as well as of natural vitality. 

GAMES. " 
Many love games like 'baseball, golf, tennis, billiards, 
etc., etc. Why? Because they have a strong devel- 
opment of certain constitutional elements. These are 
Combativeness, Approbativeness, Destructiveness, Ama- 
tiveness, Weight, Size and Locality. Anywhere and 
everywhere when these faculties are strongly developed 
in men, women and children a strong love of games 
is the result. These faculties instinctively love play- 
ing, climbing, running, jumping, wrestling, racing and 
contesting. Combativeness sets the ball in motion. 
Any child with this faculty highly developed will in- 
tensely love some kind of game. Then if Approba- 
tiveness, the ambitious faculty, is strong, it will love 
the struggle for victory. Destructiveness loves motion, 
Weight loves balancing, Size measuring, Locality 
placing and Amativeness gives the masculine instinct 
of physical vigor as well as of muscular co-ordination 
so necessarv in playing all games. 

FOLLY. 
The chief ingredient of folly is Amativeness. The 
second Approbativeness and the third Alimentiveness. 

SULLENNESS. 
To be sullen is to use Approbativeness, Firmness, 
Combativeness and Destructiveness together with Ap- 
probativeness in the lead. 

HUMANITARIANISM. 
To be a humanitarian is to possess a very strong 
degree of Benevolence and Conscientiousness and strong 
Causality and Human Nature. 



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Temperament is a condition of the mind in which cer- 
tain faculties predominate. The territory marked off 
here represents the location of the faculties that make 
the three temperaments. 

LATENT TALENT. 
When a young man or woman has the facultiesof Caus- 
al it y, Constructiveness, Ideality, Sublimity and Spirit- 
uality strongly indicated in the formation of the brain 
and head and the head measures more than twenty-two 
inches in circumference, there will be considerable latent 
talent. Such will study better after seventeen years of 
Parents and n-aduTs should bear this in mind. 



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The vital dynamo of the brain is illustrated in the 
above picture. This is the faculty of Amativeness. It is 
a veritable dynamo of vital electricity. 

CHEERFULNESS. 
The fundamental elements of human cheerfulness are 
Hope, Mirthfulness, Spirituality, Self-esteem, Conscien- 
tiousness, Benevolence and Combativeness. Look for 
a strong development of these in the head and you will 
be sure of permanent cheerfulness. 



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Here is an important fact. Those who are very broad 
exactly where the arrow points are inclined to all kinds of 
idealism. 

[DEALISM. 



i r of Idealism is tdeality. When this faculty 
is doi i the mind of anyone he will be some kind 



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of idealist. If Form, Conjugality, Friendship, Benevo- 
lence, Conscientiousness and Amativeness are all strong 
he will idealize woman. 

If Spirituality and Sublimity, in connection with 
Ideality, positively predominate over the other faculties 
one will be a positive idealist of the metaphysical type, 
like the Christian scientist, theosophist and psychic. 




Here we have Amativeness with its facial poles and 
connections. It comes out in the face, in the eye, lip 
and chin, 



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INTEMPERANCE. 

Dnnkino and eating intemperately is specifically 

'nherent n the faculty of Alimentiveness. By over 

eating and drinking one gets the whole digestive system 

; condition which is perversion and 

perate habit. But the specific cause 

Alimentiveness. 



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The elements of the greatest human power are found 
in this combination. One with these faculties all dom- 
inant will be a powerful man vitally, physically, socially, 
intellectually, executively and morally. 

EXECUTIVE TALENT. 

This is made up of the following elements: Self- 
esteem, Firmness, Combativeness, Destructiveness, Hu- 
man Nature, Comparison, Causality and Constructive- 
ness. The latter four give tactful ability and the first 
the force to put it into practice. 



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This is Acquisitiveness grasping the "Almighty Dol- 
lar." 

ACTIVITY. 
The chief elements of activity are Combatiyeness, 
Destructiveness, Approbativeness and Firmness. These 
four elements in the lead of the others will make anyone 
very active. 

DESIRES. 
All desires spring from specific faculties. 
The ambitional desire springs from the faculty of Ap- 
probativeness. The licentious desire from Amative- 
The desire for wealth comes from Acquisitive- 
ness. The swearing desire comes from Destructiveness. 
The building desire comes from Construe tiveness. The 
•it ions desire comes from Combativeness. The de- 
sin- for children comes from Parental Love. The desire 
for long life comes from Yitativeness. The desire for in- 
tern] comes from Alimentiveness. 



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THE CENTER OF PSYCHICAL PHENOMENA 



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The two faculties that make this man hold his head in 
this position and that give him the cunning, cautious 
expression are Secretiveness and Cautiousness. 
RADICALISM. 

To be radical in make-up is to have a predominant de- 
gree of Cmnbativeness and Destructiveness with consid- 
erable Self-esteem, Approbativeness and Firmness. 
These will give a positive tendency toward radicalism of 
some kind. Then, if Veneration and Cautiousness are 
weak, there will be radical radicalism. 

To tell the specific kind of radicalism one possesses 

pick out the strongest sentiment or other faculty. For 

suppose the faculties developed to a strong de- 

thal I have named. Then, if Acquisitiveness is 

the leader of the rest, one will be a radical speculator 

like 



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This picture is designed to represent the grasping 
miser or monopolist who knows how to make and take 
care of money. He has his own mental bank, as it 
were — Acquisitiveness. 

AVARICE. 

Avarice comes directly from Acquisitiveness. Then 
if Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Friendship, Conjugal- 
ity, Parental Love and Approbativeness are weak it is 
the pronounced type. 



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The minor keys or faculties predominate in this; no- 
tice the opposite. 



The faculties thai love music in the minor key are 
i. Cautiousness, 6. Conjugality, 

/Vpprobativeness, 7. 

Veneration, 8 

9 
ntal l.M 10 



Friendship, 
Inliabitiveness, 
Secretiveness, 
Vitativeness. 



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Here is one with the major keys or faculties predom- 
inant. 

The faculties that love music in the major key are : . 



Hope, 

Mirthfulness, 

Combativeness, 

Self-esteem, 

Amativeness, 

Alimentiveness, 

Ideality, 

Sublimity, 

Spirituality, 

Firmness. 



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Here is a very positive demonstration. All very broad- 
headed humans, animals, birds, reptiles and flies are 
vicious. Very narrow-headed men and snakes are harm- 
less. 

THE CHARACTER OF BROAD HEADS. 

Human faculties are not located just anywhere. 

They do not vary any more in location than do the 

nose, mouth and ears. We know where to look 

for the ears. We might know where to look for the 

savage, destructive, carnivorous elements of human 

nature just as well. They have a certain location. 

are never found elsewhere. Their localization 

is in the temporal lobes of the brain and never else- 



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where. Externally they cover the middle sidehead in 
which the tip of the ear is about the center. They 
therefore give width to the head directly through from 
one ear to the other. Broad heads mean something 
definite and fundamental. The fundamental faculties 
localized in the temporal lobes are Alimentiveness, 
Acquisitiveness, Destructiveness, Secretiveness, Com- 
bativeness and Vitativeness. 

These six elemental faculties embrace in their nature 
all appetite, avarice, savagery, cannibalism, malice, 
venom, cunning, stealth, pugilism and tenacity of life. 
They constitute the predominant nature of the carniv- 
ora or that which determines a natural class of animals 
from other classes like the herbivora and granivora. 

No animal could be carnivorous in nature without a 
dominant degree of these selfish elements. They are 
predominant in the eagle, lion, tiger, hawk, catfish, fox, 
hyena, rat, owl, butcher-bird, king-bird, shark, alligator, 
snapping turtle, wolf, swordfish, all poisonous snakes 
like the cobra, moccasin and rattlesnake and in all 
biting flies. 

All of these have broad heads. In fact, any animal 
that has more brain in the temporal lobes than else- 
where will be vicious and carnivorous. 

THE HUMAN NATURE OF FISHING. 

Who has not felt that almost indescribable thrill 
that a "good bite" sends along the nerves from the 
hands to the brain? Where does it come from? 
What is it? It is a mixture of Cautiousness, Sublimity, 
Spirituality and Approbativeness. The bite jolts Cau- 
tiousness into nervous excitability, then Sublimity 
instantaneously imagines it to be Httle less than 
a whale in size. Spirituality adds that marvelous 
thrill that arises from all things unseen and Approba- 
tiveness is intensely excited for fear he will get loose and 
you will lose the glory of catching the biggest fish. 
Then if the fish is gamy, Combativeness and Destruc- 
tiveness immensely enjoy the contest. Thus one has 
the love of fishing. Catching a mess for dinner is not 
fishing. Take away the faculties of Combativeness, 



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Destructiveness, Cautiousness, Sublimity, Approbative- 
ness and Spirituality from one and the best fishing in 
America will be insipid. These faculties do not give 
the talent, however. This comes from the faculties 
of Human Nature, Locality, Weight and Individuality. 
Human Nature united with Sublimity and Locality 
gives one that mysterious ability to tell good fishing 
weather and places. A "born" fisherman must have 
a positive faculty of Human Nature just as one who 
loves the gamy contest of landing a big one must have 
Combativeness. 




HUMAN ATTRACTION. 



rhe above illustration shows a verv common attrac- 

l °n. It is a powerful magnet. Tens of thousands 

are drawn thai way as Uw magnet draws needles to it. 

they have very strong faculties of De- 

nd Combativeness. Take these two fac- 



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ulties out of the mental constitution and the prize ring 
would absolutely drop out of human life. 

No other faculties directly have any attraction for 
it whatever. There are two other faculties, however, 
that co-operate with Destructiveness and Combative- 
ness, and indirectly give a tendency and ambition toward 
it. These are Amativeness and Approbativeness. Am- 
ativeness is a masculine sentiment. It is that faculty 
that makes the male animal want to whip all other 
males. It causes all male animals to contend. They 
contend for masculine supremacy or mastery of the 
herd. Two male animals who are strongly endowed 
with Amativeness will fight. In fact they will struggle 
to the death. This sexual sentiment stirs up Appro- 
bativeness, which desires victory. Approbativeness, 
therefore, in the sense of ambition, co-operates with 
Destructiveness and Combativeness in the pugilist. 

Our object in illustrating human attraction is to 
familiarize all with the fundamental sources of every- 
thing human. We wish to still further make it stand 
out so plainly that it will be seen even in the babe. 
The mother ought to see all of the latent tendencies 
toward brutality, revenge and probably murder. The 
time to restrain these is in infancy. If parents cannot 
see what is inherent in the child, although latent, they 
may let it grow up and become positively dangerous 
to self and society. They will not see these things 
until they are strikingly illustrated. The readers of 
this book should use this illustration among theii 
neighbors. They should get all of their neighbors in- 
terested in the localization of these lower selfish facul- 
ties. 



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THE TORRID ZONE OF HUMAN NATURE. 

There are zones of human nature more real by far than 
the imaginary climatic zones around this old world of 
ours. Vet how many school children know anything 
about the location of these human zones? 

The above illustration shows the location of the torrid 
/<>nc of character. 

In this one the climate is exceedingly hot. The conse- 

quence is that the most violent storms are generated and 

sweep over the rest of the mental territory with terrific 

Hot (ires of passion spring up and set the whole 

body aflame. Wars, murders, arsons, delirium tremens 



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and mad houses are the fertile productions of this zone. 

Verily it is not far from H . It may be this is the 

veritable place. It ought to be investigated at least. 

Volcanic eruptions take place here which show sub- 
terranean fires. The result is terrible. Millions are de- 
stroyed. Millions more are maimed for life. And yet 
the human family is hardly aware of the location of this 
terrible zone. Would it not be wiser and safer to teach 
our children more mental geography and less African and 
Asiatic ? 
WHY SOME BOYS CANNOT RAISE A MUSTACHE. 

Suppose a boy resembles his mother and she resembles 
her mother, she will be very feminine. He will probably 
have the upper face of his mother and particularly the 
upper lip. If he has a very feminine upper lip he will 
never produce a heavy mustache however much he may 
shave it and use hair developers. The masculine nature 
is not there and therefore he cannot produce that which 
must come from masculine faculties. 

It is a question of faculty. No woman will have beard 
unless she has some masculine faculties. 

Some of these are Causality, Self-Esteem, Amative- 
ness, Destructiveness, Firmness, and Combativeness. 

Any young man who has a strong degree of these six 
faculties will have little trouble in producing a mustache ; 
in fact it will produce itself, or in other words it will have 
back of it those qualities that build a large upper lip and 
then adorn it with hair. 

LOOK ARIGHT. 

Look for sociality and affection in the back head. 

Look for pride, will and ambition in the crown of the 
head. 

Look for force, cunning and avarice in the side head. 

Look for taste and constructiveness in the upper side 
temples. 

Look for reliability, sympathy and spirituality in the 
whole top head. 

Look for observation and practical talent in the lower 
forehead. 

Look for thought, reason and originality in the upper 
forehead. 



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These three divisions of the head represent three di- 
visions of the mind corresponding in nature to the names 
here. 



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The three-fold nature of human nature is illustrated in 
the above. 

LOVE OF THE OCCULT. 
There is a faculty called Spirituality that gives one a 
love of the mysterious, supernatural and occult. When 
highly developed and Ideality and Sublimity are also 
positive, one will have a great attraction toward hypno- 
tism, theosophy, spiritualism, astrology, metaphysics 
and all kinds of occult thought and manifestations. 
With these three faculties very weak the opposite will be 
true. 



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Cautiousness and the other faculties that unite with it 
to produce fear. 

Fear of Death — Vitativeness and Cautiousness. 
Fear of God — Veneration and Cautiousness. 
Fear of Ridicule — Approbativeness and Cautiousness. 
Pecuniary Fear — Acquisitiveness and Cautiousness. 
Parental Fear — Parental Love and Cautiousness. 
Superstitious Fear — Spirituality and Cautiousness. 
Spontaneous Fear — Cautiousness. 

INFIDELITY. 

The positive cause of Infidelity is Amativeness. When 
this faculty is strong and the faculties of Conscientious- 
ness, Benevolence, Friendship and Self-esteem not so 
strong, infidelity to wife or husband may come about. 
There can be no certainty in human character without 
at least a strong faculty of Conscientiousness. For the 
good of nil concerned we affirm that when the elements 
oi Self-esteem and Conscientiousness are weak in anv 
man or woman there will be much likelihood of infidelity. 

Ob. nan and women, learn to read character element 
lementl 



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THE CORN FACULTY 



Or the Exact Source of Corns. 
Few would believe at first thought that there is a direct 
relation between a human faculty and corns, but such is a 
fact. Corns and bunions are nearly all produced by one 
faculty. It is not exactly a corn faculty. We hardly 
think corns are of sufficient importance to be honored 
by Creation with a faculty by which we directly perceive 
them as the faculty of Color perceives colors. One little 
corn, if it is properly situated, will come into perfect con- 



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tact with the whole mind, which is made up of forty-two 
faculties. No one who has had much experience with 
corns will doubt the power of a corn to take charge of 
the larger part of the sensory nervous system and make a 
sweeping report up to head-quarters. Corns do not 
"just grow." Every product has a proper ' producer. 
Corns are produced, not always purposely, but still they 
are produced. It looks a little strange that one should 
be endowed with a faculty that will produce corns. We 
might go further and say that we can tell by an examina- 
nation of the head, without seeing the walk or taking 
the trouble to find out whether the shoes are three sizes 
too small or not, whether one is fertile in the production 
of corns. 

This corn faculty, as we said at the commencement, 
is not a new faculty. It is as old as the race. It not only 
produces corns, but many other extraneous, abnormal 
physical formations. What else could put rings in the 
lips, deform the skull and produce the pretty little feet of 
the Chinese? It is a contracting faculty. In fact, it is 
a greater contractor than all the other faculties com- 
bined. It does not take on contracts, yet it does a large 
contracting business. It runs many large manufac- 
tories. It employs hundreds of thousands. It has an af- 
finity for rich stones, pearls, diamonds, and tombstones. 
It not only likes the latter while living, but by virtue of 
its great contracting power often gives those who have 
no1 quite such a strong degree of it an untimely chance 
to place one at the head of the body of one who had it too 
lai^e. 

I> nt a faculty that is strong enough to build a corset 
manufactory can do most anything. It can even tell 
a "fish story.' ' It is a very lively faculty while it lasts, 
and its name is not wisdom — but plain Approbativeness. 



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A poor money saver. 

ALTRUISM. 
A genuine altruist has Benevolence, Conscientiousness 
and Friendship predominant. 

SOCIALISM. 
The socialistic nature is made up of Friendship, Con- 
scientiousness, Benevolence and Ideality, with deficient 
Self-esteem, Acquisitiveness and Approbativeness. No 
one will be a socialist who has the three last named facul- 
ties in the lead. 



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The above illustration shows that two Roman noses 
aro surely too many in one family, especially in hus- 
band and wife. 

AFFECTATION. 

Tli is unfortunate weakness of human nature comes di- 
rectly from a single faculty or mental element, to wit: 
Approbativeness. It is a false desire to please and be 
able. Conscientiousness and Self-esteem are al- 
ways weak in such people. No one can be affected with 
these two faculties predominant. 

Remember that affectation is always wholly insincere. 

One can be very bland, affable, deferential, respectful, 

kind, agreeable and entertaining without an iota of 

tation. Just find one with Benevolence, Veneration, 

Iship, Suavity, and Conscientiousness strong and 

[uickly prove it. 



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Amativeness, Vitativeness and Alimentiveness with their 
Heart, Lung and Stomach Centers in the Face. 



INTENSITY. 

The mental elements that make people intense in their 
natures are Approbativeness, Destructiveness, Combat - 
iveness, Cautiousness, Firmness and Conscientiousness. 
These faculties key them up to a high pitch. Approba- 
tiveness makes one ambitiously intense, Destructiveness 
forcefully intense, Cautiousness watchfully intense, Com- 
bativeness aggressively intense, Conscientiousness duti- 
fully intense and Firmness wilfully intense. Such peo- 
ple lead "strenuous" lives. 



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The center of human will is defective here. This illus- 
tration shows where Firmness ought to be. 

CONSERVATISM. 

The mental elements that make conservatism are 

Cautiousness, Approbativeness, Veneration,- Acquisi- 

s and Secretiveness. Find these 

ant in the mind and head of anyone and you 

tual, living, certain conservative. 



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REV. LYMAN ABBOTT. 



A great predominance of the intellectual and moral 
faculties. 



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Arthur Flanagan, a child genius. 

GENIUS. 

Genius is nothing more or less than the inheritance of 
an unusual degree of one or more faculties. It is a very 
simple fact. 

AMBITION. 

Ambition is not energy. It is not industry. Cor- 
rectly speaking it is a desire to be, possess or accomplish 
some thing. The chief element of it is Approbativeness. 
This faculty gives all the desire. When Self-esteem, Com- 
bativeness, Destructiveness and Firmness are added, 
one will be very energetic in carrying out this desire which 
becomes actual ambition. The distinct kind of ambi- 
tion will be decided by the other predominant faculty. 
Por instance, if to these five elements is added a predomi- 
nant element of Acquisitiveness the ambition will be 
commercial in kind. 

I UNGEROUSLY INCOMPETENT. 
We pronounce every teacher, parent, minister and re- 
former who is not thoroughly acquainted with the 42 
fundamental faculties of which human beings are com- 
I as dangerously incompetent. 

just as true as it would be for the same parties 
irgery without a definite knowledge of the 
■ he body. 



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INTELLECTUAL IDIOCY 




HUMAN IDIOCY. 

One may be idiotic in one thing and at the same time 
may be a genius along another line. To understand the 
various kinds of human idiocy one must positively under- 
stand the genetic faculties that constitute the human 
mind. 

We give below a fundamental analysis of several dis- 
tinct kinds of idiocy. For instance, Social Idiocy is spe- 
cifically and fundamentally a very weak degree of the 
faculties of 

Friendship, 
Conjugality, 
Parental Love, 
Amativeness. 
This is absolute truth. 

Vital Idiocy is simply and specifically a weak degree of 
the fundamental faculties of 

Alimenti veness , 

Amativeness, 

Vitativeness. 

Moral Idiocy is a weak degree of the fundamental fac- 
ulties of 

Conscientiousness , 

Benevolence, 

Veneration. 



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Will Idiocy is a weak degree of the fundamental facul- 
ties of 

Firmness, 
Combativeness, 
Destructiveness. 
Artistic Idiocy is a weak degree of the fundamental fac- 
ulties of 

Ideality, 
Sublimity, 
Form, 
Color. 
Mechanical Idiocy is a weak degree of the fundamental 
faculties of 

Constructiveness , 
Size, 
Form. 
Mathematical Idiocv is a weak degree of 
Number, 
Causality. 
When one has learned the true nature of a single fun- 
damental faculty, he has made the first definite step in 
the understanding of idiocy — or any other condition or 
power of the human mind. 

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SLOW? 
That which makes people slow is a sum of faculties. 
These are the slow-goers: Cautiousness, Conscientious- 
ness, Causality, "Approbativeness, Veneration, Ideality 
and Order. When anyone has these very much in the 
lead of all others he will be very cautious, conscientious, 
thorough, conservative, reverential, painstaking and 
systematic. Cautiousness puts on the safety brakes, 
Conscientiousness wants to be sure it is right, Causality 
wishes to know the reasons for the proposed move, Ap- 
probativeness waits for somebody to set the style, Ven- 
eration clings to the good old customs, Ideality wishes 
to put on some more finishing touches and Order says 
stematic about it please. Suppose these faculties 
■ ill weak in the mental make-up of one; he would be 
inconsiderate, thoughtless, indifferent, irrev- 
ide, disorderly, and go it pell-mell, hit-or-miss, 
w,t,|: nblance o\ prudent consideration. 



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EYES AND HEAD. 
Eyes and heads go together. Probably very few have 
thought of this. Eyes are not merely organs of vision. 
More nearly than any other facial features they may ex- 
press character: in other words, their possibility in the 
expression of character is more varied and complete. It 
might' be said correctly that they express all phases of 
character in a transient way. They cannot express all 
the faculties in a permanent way very well. What we 
mean is that the position of the muscles around the eyes 
will not represent strikingly each individual faculty. But 
this much is certain, every sentiment is expressed through 
the eyes. This is not done with the eyeballs but with the 
lids that cover the eyeballs. It is almost wholly the 
contraction and relaxation of the lids that gives expres- 
sion to the eyes. 



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A secretive eye, for instance, is secretive because the 
lids are put into a secretive position. This par- 
ticular position is not an open one . Secretiveness does not 
open the eyes. It cannot act upon the eyes in this 
way. On the contrary, it gently and yet somewhat 
tightly closes them. It shuts up the eyes to a great de- 
gree. It draws down the curtains over the eyeballs. 
When one wishes to shut off the public from gazing in 
al 1ms windows he pulls down the curtains; when one 
wants to shut off strangers from gazing into his soul he 
shuts down his soul windows and pulls down the curtains 
until see out only through little slits between the 

lids. 



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The relation between the eyes and the head, then, is a 
relation of cause and effect, and is as close as cause and 
effect ; it would be more nearly correct to say that the re- 
lation is between faculties and the eyes. Faculties are 
always mental and simply express themselves first 
through the head ; yet in every normal instance the eyes 
will correspond with the formation of the head. For in- 
stance, if one has more brain in his back-head than any- 
where else, he will have loving, affectionate eyes; he will 
have eyes that speak love, and glow with friendship. He 
will have the eyes of the husband, the wife, the friend, 
the brother, the sister, the mother, the father, and some- 
times all of these mixed. 

The eyes, therefore, not only express transient activ- 
ities of the mind, but if certain faculties of the mind posi- 
tively predominate in the mental constitution there will 
be a permanent formation of the eyes. Affectionate eyes 
are rather thick-lidded, somewhat open, soft, slightly in- 
clined to droop, nicely curved, prominent, larger than 
small, without any strong angular or straight lines. Love 
never makes a straight line. It is not hard enough to 
make a straight line. 

In contrast with these, if heads are very broad from 
ear to ear or in the middle lobes, and the back-head is 
only fairly developed, there will be cunning, cautious, 
hard, revengeful, grasping, coarse eyes. These are made 
by the faculties in the side-head. In other words, they 
are made by Combativeness, Destructiveness, Vitative- 
ness, Secretiveness, Cautiousness, Acquisitiveness and 
Alimentiveness. If these faculties positively predomi- 
nate in one's mental make-up, the eyes will be a striking 
contrast to the eyes just mentioned. When one sees 
eyes that are closely shut, the upper lid coming hard 
down upon the ball, and they look sideways and out of 
the corners frequently, he may put it down that such 
eyes represent selfish, dangerous and unreliable people. 



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The dark area covers all of the head territory of selfish- 
ness that can be seen from a side view. Do not look any- 
where else for it upon the head. 

HUMAN NATURE OF TRUSTS. 

The fundamental elements of human nature that give 
a love of trusts arc Acquisitiveness, Approbativeness, 
Self-esteem, Firmness, Combativeness and Destructive- 
It is specifically a love of financial power and 
these selfish elements, with Acquisitiveness in the lead, 
titute just this kind of human nature. 



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As is the head so is the body. The outline of one head 
here is almost wholly mental and the body is very frail 
and delicate correspondingly. The outline of the other 
is positively vital, and you can see the difference in phys- 
ical development. 

MODESTY. 

Genuine modesty is the product of Ideality, Conscien- 
tiousness, Veneration and Approbativeness with weak 
faculties of Self-esteem, Amativeness and Alimentive- 
ness. 

AGREEABLENESS. 

The agreeable elements of human nature are Friend- 
ship, Benevolence, Veneration, Suavity, Approbative- 
ness and Conscientiousness. Each of these in its own 
way tries to be agreeable, and when all are strong one is 
friendly, gentle, respectful, affable, catering and accom- 
modating. 



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BEAUTY. 

To be beautiful in face and body is to be endowed with 
a predominating degree of Ideality, Parental Love, Ama- 
tiveness, Conjugality, Alimentiveness, Human Nature, 
Suavity, Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Hope, Spirit- 
uality, Comparison, Mirthfulness, and Causality. These 
faculties give health, magnetism, a fine physical figure, 
shapely hands, a well formed neck, red and nicely curved 
lips, a fine nose and beautiful, sincere, lustrous, intelli- 
gent eyes. 

If Alimentiveness is too large, one will be too fat; if 
Destructiveness, Combativeness and Firmness are pre- 
dominant, too angular and bony; if Approbativeness, 
is in the lead, too vain and affected; if Hope and Mirth- 
fulness are too weak, one will be "long-faced," and if 
Amativeness is too weak one will have a poor physical 
form. 

If one would be beautiful let her keep in good health 
Amativeness and Alimentiveness and cultivate Ideality, 
Mirthfulness, Hope, Conscientiousness, Causality, Com- 
parison, Friendship, Benevolence, Parental Love, Con- 
jugality and Spirituality. 

FORCEFUL RESISTANCE. 

Forceful resistance in children, women and men 
comes directly from Combativeness, Destructiveness 
and Firmness. Any man woman, or child who has a 
strong degree of these three faculties will be very force- 
ful in resistance in either a mental or physical way. If to 
these three faculties are added strong faculties of Appro- 
val lvcness and Self-esteem, there will be a whirlwind 
oi forceful, determined resistance. 

INTUITION. 
The faculty called Human Nature is the center of in- 
tuition. The talent for character reading and diagnos- 
ing diseases comes principally from this faculty The 
nature, disposition or character of anything or' anyone 
n instinctively by this element of mind. Strictly 
ing, it is the only intuitional faculty. Other facul- 
Spirituality and Benevolence aid it, by giving; 
era! psychical and tender nature, but these have 
.tuition in and of themselves 



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Here is cautiousness extremely developed from a back 
view. Such people hesitate and manifest timidity and 
even cowardice. 



PROCRASTINATION. 



A procrastinator is strongly endowed with Cautious- 
ness and negatively endowed with Combativeness, Self- 
esteem, Destructiveness, Firmness, Approbativeness 
and Conscientiousness. General McClellan of the Civil 
war was constituted somewhat this way. Anyone 
strongly equipped with the six last-named faculties will 
be ready in decision, quick in action and take right hold 
of what he is to do and do it up with dispatch. He likes 
to do a thing then and there. He has the courage and 
force to carry out his judgment and sense of duty. 



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WILL. 

Will makes straight lines and angles. If these pre- 
dominate in the face and head, Will will predominate 
in the mind. 

TASTE. 

Taste runs to curves. The more curved lines in the 
face and head the more artisitc taste in the mind. 

FEELING. 

Feelings tend toward roundness. When roundness 
predominates in head and face feeling predominates 
in the mind. 

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INSANITY. 

The mind elements that give one susceptibility to in- 
sanity are Spirituality, Cautiousness, Veneration, Ap- 
probativeness, Conscientiousness, Parental Love, Friend- 
ship, Conjugality, Ideality and ConstrUctiveness. These 
give keen susceptibility to hallucinations, delusions, 
fears, remorses, criticisms, failures, blues, griefs, disap- 
pointments and false imaginations. 

Spirituality is the center of susceptibility to delusions, 
hallucinations and in connection with Veneration, of re- 
ligious insanity. 

Cautiousness is the center of fears of danger and m 
union with Approbativeness of despondency and mel- 
ancholia. 

Constructiveness is the center of invention and when 
" »ng in one he is liable to have "wheels in his 
head'! 



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Spirituality, Veneration, Cautiousness and Approba- 
tiveness have caused the largest number of insane cases. 

There is a mild form of insanity very prevalent in this 
country now, caused by the faculties of Ideality and 
Spirituality. 

The inherent preventitives of Insanity are the facul- 
ties of Human Nature, Causality, Self-esteem, Combat- 
iveness, Firmness, Hope and Mirthfulness. If these are 
weak, one is liable to go to that excess that some mental 
derangement will occur. 



VITAL TEMPERAMENT MENTAL TEMP 
EAR EAR 




AMBITIOUS 
EAR 




MOTIVE TEMP. 
EAR 





EAR OF THE 
UNCULTIVATED 



SELFISH AND 
TENACIOUS OF LIFE 




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Jealousy projects a muscle under the red part of the 
lower lip, as indicated in the illustration. Notice the 
jealous, furtive glance of the eye also. 

GOSSIPING. 

A love of gossip comes directly from Approbative- 
ness, Secret iveness and Destructiveness. Look di- 
rectly for these three faculties and if they are found 
in a predominating degree in anyone you may rest 
assured he or she will gossip. Approbativeness is the 
captain and its two aids are Secretiveness and Destructive- 
ness. Why? Because Approbativeness likes to excel in 
something and the other two gladly help it in this 
kind of distinction. 

HOMESICKNESS. 

^ Tlic mental elements that cause "homesickness" are 
Friendship, Conjugality, Parental Love and Inhabi- 
tiveni -. It is regard for the inmates of the house thaf 
chiefly produces what is termed homesickness. 



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Alimentivenessor ap- Two heads and two outlines 
petite and its connection of face. As is the head, so 
with the lips. is the face. 

HUNTING. 
The love of hunting comes from. Destructiveness, Com- 
bativeness, Secretiveness, Alimentiveness with Appro- 
bativeness. The skill from Human Nature, Secretive- 
ness, Individuality, Locality, Size, Weight and Ama- 
tiveness. Human Nature learns the habits of game. 
Secretiveness gives the foxy desire to catch. Individ- 
uality the ability to spot single objects. Size, to meas- 
ure distance in shooting. Weight, the intuitive percep- 
tion of where to shoot. Locality the love and ability to 
travel, and Amativeness the power to co-ordinate or use 
the muscles all together. 

UNSTEADINESS. 
The matter with people who are unsteady is a de- 
ficiency of the faculties of Firmness, Self-esteem, Con- 
tinuity and Conscientiousness. These round out the 
crown of the head. If the crown of anyone's head is 
flat or deficient in development it may be put down 
as a certainty that the party will be fickle, restless, 
unstable, and generally unreliable in fulfilling, prom- 
ises and sticking to undertakings. These are the ele- 
ments of mind that give steadiness and stability and 
this part of the head you must look to for such a char- 
acter. 



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POINTERS. 

The broader the head the more selfishness. 

The higher the crown the more pride. 

The fuller the backhead the more affection. 

The fuller the upper side temples the more taste. 

The fuller the lower forehead the more practicality. 

The fuller the upper forehead and the less the lower 
the more theory. 

The rounder the head the more feeling. 

The more square the head the more thought and 
exactness. ■ 

The less basilar development the less animal. 

The narrower the head the less force. 

The less backhead the colder the disposition. 

The more closed the eyes the more secrecy. 

The higher the eyebrows from the pupils of the eyes 
the more credulity. 

The more middle face the more energy. 

The more lower face the more sensuality. 

The finer the hair the finer the brain. 

The tougher the hair the tougher the brain. 

The thicker the scalp and skull 1 the less brain. 

The fuller the whole tophead the more reliability. 

The thinner the lips the less affection. 

The more the teeth are shown the more love of ap- 
plause. 

The more features that turn upward the more cheer- 
fulness. 

The more affectation in the voice the less substantial 
character. 

The more boastfulness the less courage. 

TEASING. 

The desire to tease comes from Destructiveness, Mirth- 
fulness, Combativeness and Approbativeness. De- 
structiveness is rough and likes to get others into trouble. 
Mirthfulness enjoys all the fun there is in it. Combat- 
iveness gives the love of conflict and Approbativeness 
• s ov.r the success. These are the teasers, sure. 



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D. L. Moody represents in his head formation a great 
deal of human energy. 

THE TWO POSITIVELY ENERGETIC DIVISIONS 
OF THE MIND. 

The two positively energetic divisions of the mind are 
found in the sidehead and crown. Anyone with both of 
these divisions highly developed will be positively en- 
ergetic. Then look for a broad head and high crown for 
positive energy. 

AN OUTLINE OF A FUNDAMENTAL SYSTEM OF 
CHARACTER READING. 

First. Inherited faculties* 

Second. Native difference in the size of these fac- 
ulties. 

Third. The localization of these faculties. 

Fourth. Their brain organs. 

Fifth. The size of these brain organs. 

Sixth. The shape of the head that the unequal size 
of these organs causes. 

Seventh. The size of the head that is the result 
of the size of the forty-two faculties. 

Eighth. The quality of the whole body that is 
grown by these faculties. If certain faculties predom- 



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inate, the body must necessarily be of a certain 
quality. 

Ninth. The temperament that is the result of a 
predominance of certain faculties. 

Tenth. The individual anatomy that is the neces- 
sary result of a predominating temperament. 

Eleventh. The physiognomy that is a necessary 
consequence of faculties expressing themselves by 
means of the facial anatomy and physiology. 

Twelfth. The general physiology of the body that is 
the necessary concomitant of the forty-two faculties. 

PATIENCE. 

What is the stuff out of which patience is made? 
The warp and woof of patience is Conscientiousness, 
Cautiousness, Ideality, Order, Causality, Benevolence, 
Veneration, Spirituality, Firmness, Continuity, Con- 
jugality, Parental Love, Hope and Friendship. The 
four chief elements of patience are Conscientiousness, 
Ideality, Continuity and Firmness. Anyone with these 
four faculties very strong will be patient. 

Conscientiousness likes conscientious labor; Ideality 
likes to finish off; Continuity likes to continue along 
the line started upon, and Firmness likes to persevere. 
When Approbativeness, Self-esteem, Destructiveness, 
Combativeness, Alimentiveness and Acquisitiveness are 
dominant in adults or children, impatience will be man- 
ifested frequently. 

WHO ARE SUSPICIOUS? 
The suspicious have Secretiveness, Approbativeness, 
Acquisitiveness, Amativeness and Cautiousness highly 
developed. These selfish elements predominant would 
make an angel suspicious. Such people are naturally 
cunning, deceitful, selfish, jealous and fearful, and 
spontaneously produce ideas that nearly everybody 
else are. They take their own minds as standards 
and instinctively believe that "All are rogues till proven 
innocent." There is no other way to be suspicious. 
You can always find some of these faculties strong 
in suspicious people and Conscientiousness, Benevo- 
and Spirituality weak. 



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\ 



FRANCIS REA McMILLEN 
A Musical Genius. 



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HENRY GEORGE. 



Fine forehead with a great development of the frontal 
part of the tophead showing a very positive degree of 
Benevolence. 



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+-mAMAr/V£N£SS 



A TRINITY OF TRAITORS. 

Human Treachery is a fact. Fortunately, it is not a 
very common fact ; yet it has occurred. Probably all of 
our readers have had a little taste of it. Three of the 
forty-two elements of which human nature is composed 
may be called treacherous. Either of these three will 
go back on acquaintance, friend or kindred. When they 
are fully understood, one understands the very founda- 
tion of treachery. They are Amativeness, Acquisitive- 
ness and Approbativeness. . Either one may be treach- 
erous when in the lead. Amativeness has proved treach- 
erous thousands of times in love. Those who have this 
faculty positively predominant are very treacherous, so 
far as .constancy and reliability are concerned in associa- 
tion, love and marriage. The flirt, the sensualist, the 
bigamist and the seducer are living examples. In itself 



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this faculty has no regard for the welfare of the one in 
which it is interested for the moment. Only when it 
unites with some of the higher faculties can it be helpful. 
Therefore all who depend upon this kind of love or this 
faculty in association, companionship, courtship, pro- 
spective marriage and marriage itself will be positively 
disappointed. It is not reliable unless sustained by 
higher faculties like Conjugality, Friendship and Con- 
scientiousness. 

Again, Acquisitiveness is treacherous. How little it 
takes sometimes, of money, to prove unreliable. How 
many will sell their souls for a "mess of pottage.' ' Some 
can even be bought for a dollar. Acquisitiveness itself 
is positively selfish. It looks out for No. i wholly. If 
money is the root of all evil, this faculty is the root of all 
evil. It is the only faculty that loves money. When 
sufficiently strong it will go back on friends, kindred and 
country. It will prove traitor to every obligation and 
all kinds of domestic and civic responsibility. 

Again, Approbativeness is treacherous. It is the cen- 
ter of ambition. To attain fame and excel somebody 
for the sake of. the plaudits of the world, this faculty 
makes thousands treacherous. Some politicians are 
treacherous. This is the center of selfish politics. If 
this faculty positively dominates there is no certainty 
of honesty and reliability. It makes many untruthful. 
It causes them to use all kinds of deceit. It is altogether 
the most deceitful faculty of the forty-two. It is the 
most pretentious. It is the center of affectation, false 
modesty, false pretenses and false everything. 

These three faculties can be spotted. The traitors of 
l)u man nature can be distinctly known and distinctly lo- 
cated. The other thirty-nine together have probably 
never done i-iooth as much treacherous work as these 
three have. Nearly all human treachery can be traced 
to one or more of these three faculties. 



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INSTINCTIVE! 
LOVE OF LIFE) 



FIRST LAW OF) 
NATURE IS I 
SELF PRESERV- [ 
AT I ON" j 



THE CAT, CATFISH, 
TEXAS PONY AND 
HARD SHELLED TURTLE 
RESISTANCE TO DEATH 




Use your own eyes and notice how enormously devel- 
oped people are right behind the ears who are very 
tenacious of life. One can see such development at 
a glance, ten to twenty feet away. 

VITALITY. 
Vitality is specifically inherent in Alimentiveness. 
Secondarily in Amativeness. To these add the ele- 
ment of Vitativeness and you have innate love of life, 
as well as vitality. Together they give all there is of 
vitalitv and constitute what is called constitution. 



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HOW TO READ THE NOSE. 

The nose may be divided into 
three, distinct parts as indicated in 
the above figure. The bony part 
represents the Motive Tempera- 
ment. The tip represents the Men- 
tal Temperament. The wings rep- 
resent the Vital Temperament. 
How true this is may be clearly 
'seen in very marked cases of each 
temperament. Take a distinct Vi- 
tal Temperament and study the 
nose that goes with it and then do 
the same with the Motive and Men- 
tal temperaments. Generals Sheridan, Sherman, Logan, 
Miles, Napoleon, Moltke, Napier had or have Motive 
noses. So has Admiral Dewey. So had Lincoln and 
Grant. Washington and Beecher had the three more 
nearly equal. Lord Salisbury, Robert Ingersoll, Senator 
Mason and Dwight L. Moody show plenty of the vital 
part of the nose. 

Herbert Spencer, Eugene Field and Robert Louis 
Stevenson show a distinct predominance of the Mental 
part. It is a question of the predominance of faculties. 
A distinct Vital Temperament cannot produce a Mental 
form of nose. 

Noses mean something. They have direct causes. 
These are the faculties. They may be much mixed, but 
in such cases the faculties and temperaments will be cor- 
respondingly mixed. 

As is the head so is the temperament and as is the tem- 
perament so is the nose. 



PEOPLE WHOM ANIMALS LOVE. 

Some people attract animals. Why? Because they 

have strong Friendship, Parental Love and Amative- 

Any man, woman or child with these three facul- 

strongwill attract animals. No one with an 

backhead will attract and pet animals, 



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FANATICISM 




You can prove the truthfulness of the above by using 
your own eyes and minds. 

FANATICISM. 

A fanatic is one with Veneration, Spirituality, Con- 
scientiousness and Approbativeness positively strong 
and especially Veneration. There is no other way 
under the sun for one to be a fanatic. 

HANDIWORK. 

To do handiwork successfully is to possess a good 
degree of the following elements: Individuality, Size, 
Form, Weight, Locality, Color, Order, Number and 
Constructiveness. These are the faculties that the 
eyes and hands require to see objects quickly and ac- 
curately and to measure, weigh, touch, color, arrange, 
number and place them. 



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A SIGN OF IGNORANCE. 

All who facetiously or otherwise use the word "bump' ' 
when speaking of the forty-two or more primary facul- 
ties that constitute human nature and use localized 
brain centers, expose their own ignorance. There is a 
world of difference between formation and "bump.' ' 



ABSENT-MINDEDNESS. 

With weak faculties of Secretiveness, Cautiousness, 
Approbativeness, Human Nature and Individuality 
and strong faculties of Causality, Ideality, Sublimity, 
Spirituality and Conscientiousness one will be amus- 
ingly and humiliatingly absent-minded. 



SUPERSTITION. 

Superstition has a perfectly definite source — the 
faculty of Spirituality. No one can be at all supersti- 
tious without this faculty. It is the only faculty that 
.gives anyone any sense of and confidence in the mystic. 
To be superstitious, then, is to have a positive develop- 
ment of this faculty. The particular kind of supersti- 
tion will be decided by the other strongest faculty in 
one's mental make-up. 

If Cautiousness and Vitativeness unite with Spiritual- 
ity one will expect death; if Parental love and Cautious- 
ness are strong, he will expect the death of a child. Al- 
ways remember that Spirituality is that element of mind 
that gives one confidence in number thirteen, Friday, a 
new moon or a jackrabbit's foot as a good or bad sign, 
omen or mascot. 

A superstitious fear of the Devil is caused by Spiritual- 
ity, Cautiousness, Conscientiousness, Veneration, De- 
structiveness and Secretiveness. A superstitious fear of 
5 the product of Spirituality, Veneration, Cautious- 
Vitativeness and Conscientiousness. When Hu- 
'v and Causality are predominant and Spirit- 
uality and Veneration negative one will be inclined to 
pooh-pooh all so-called signs and omens 



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We want all our readers to fix this head and face in 
their minds. It is a positive standard of constitutional 
laziness. 



LAZINESS. 

Genuine laziness is the result of deficient Destruc- 
tiveness, Combativeness, Approbativeness, Acquisitive- 



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ness, Self-esteem, Firmness and Conscientiousness. 
No one really likes hard work of any kind who is weak 
in the faculties of Destructiveness and Combativeness. 
These two faculties are the fundamental causes of posi- 
tive energy of some kind. Just what they will like 
to do is determined by some other strong faculty. If 
Acquisitiveness is strong they will work for money or 
property. If Approbativeness is strong, for fame and 
victory. 

FEAR OF 
RIDICULE. 
FAILURE 
CRITICISM 
AND 
PUBLIC 
OPINION 




FEAR OF 
INJURY. DISEASE 
AND DEATH TO 
SELF. KINDRED 
AND FRIENDS . 



Here is a whole volume of truth in a few words. 
Anyone can overwhelmingly demonstrate the truth- 
fulness of this by careful observation and examination. 

FEAR. 

There are two elements of fear in the human mind— 

fear of danger and fear of criticism. These come from 

cautiousness and Approbativeness respectively. This 

s ^bsolute truth. No other part of the mind can feel 

an) feai whatever. Go directly then to these two 



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faculties for fear. What one will fear about most is 
determined by the other larger faculties. 

BORROWING TROUBLE. 

There are only two trouble borrowing elements in 
human v nature. All who borrow trouble must do so 
by means of one or both of these. All apprehension, 
expectation and anticipation of a troublesome kind is 
produced by the elemental faculties of Cautiousness 
and Approbativeness. To understand why one borrows 
trouble is to understand the nature of these two mental 
elements. To tell in advance whether one will borrow 
trouble is to decide how large these two faculties are 
in one's make-up. They can be depended upon to 
borrow trouble just as certainly as they are large enough 
and especially when they predominate over all others. 
Then they will borrow worlds of trouble. Other fac- 
ulites may trouble one but they never borrow trouble. 

HESITATION. 
A hesitator is strongly endowed with Cautiousness, 
Approbativeness and Conscientiousness. These give 
one respectively, fear of danger, fear of ridicule and 
fear of doing wrong, and therefore hesitation. 

BASHFULNESS. 
Bashfulness almost wholly comes from the faculty 
of Approbativeness. If to this faculty is added large 
faculties of Cautiousness, Veneration, Ideality and 
Conscientiousness, there will be a complete bashful 
tendency. Then if Self-esteem and Combativeness 
are weak one will be positively bashful. 

COWARDICE. 
Cowardice emanates from the faculty of Cautiousness 
chiefly. This faculty with Vitativeness causes physical 
cowardice. Moral cowardice chiefly comes from Ap- 
probativeness. This faculty or element of human na- 
ture makes one afraid of public opinion. The genuine, 
all around coward, therefore, is weak in Conscientious- 
ness, Self-esteem, Combativeness, Friendship, Conju- 
gality, Parental Love, and Benevolence, and strong 
in Cautiousness, Approbativeness and Vitativeness. 



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The above illustration is full of meaning. Many have 
frightful dreams. They spring from a very active con- 
dition of Cautiousness. One gets into all kinds of dan- 
gers while asleep when this faculty is very large. 

REASON. 

To reason is to have Causality and Comparison. No 
other faculties can think in any way or degree. This is 
a very important fact. 

MARVELOUS. 



The most marvelous fact in all history and in human 

life today is the extreme ignorance of the majority of the 

world's teachers concerning the constitution of 'human 

Statesmen, jurists and presidents of universi- 

mrvelously ignorant of the elements that consti- 

titution. 



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A STRIKING ILLUSTRATION OF THE MARVEL- 
OUS ABSURDITY OF HAVING A VITAL FACE 
AND BODY ON A MENTAL HEAD. 

Heads do not grow on bodies. The absolutely opposite 
is true. The head is headquarters for all else below. 

Faculties have their headquarters in the brain. They 
build the brain for their uses. That is what is is for. 
By means of the brain they build the body and run it. 
Study the illustration. Observe the non-correspondence 
between head and face. Did you ever see that kind of a 
face on that kind of a head ? 

In a mental head the base of the brain is relatively 
small. When this is so it is an impossibility to possess a 
large vital and muscular body, because the vital faculties 
have their centers in the base of the brain and this must 
be largely developed before there can be a large vital 
face and body. As is the mind so is the brain and as is 
the brain so is the face. 



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WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL BEE BUZZES. 

The buzzing of the presidential bee is nowhere else 
than in the faculty of Approbativeness. No further ex- 
planation is needed. 



COURAGE. 

There arc two kinds of courage. Hence there are 
enters of courage. Combativeness is the center of 
physical courage, Self-esteem of mental courage. 

two together constitute the inherent nature of 
courage. 



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JECEITFUL 
NOSE 

Remember this nose when you deal with people. 
GAMBLING. 

The very center of the disposition to gamble is com- 
bativeness. The second element is Spirituality. The 
third Secretiveness. The fourth Acquisitiveness. 

HOW TO READ CHARACTER FROM GESTURES. 

All downward gestures mean a strong faculty of De- 
structiveness. All flowing cr curved gestures mean 
strong faculties of Time, Weight and Ideality. 

All pointed gestures mean strong Perceptive faculties 
with Combativeness, Destructiveness, Conscientiousness 
and Self-esteem back of them. 

All expansive gestures mean strong faculties of Sub- 
limity, Ideality, Spirituality and Hope. 

All descriptive gestures of objects mean strong Per- 
ceptive faculties. 

All gestures mean force, feeling, imagination and per- 
ceptive intellect stronger than Causality, Firmness and 
Self-esteem. These three last named faculties give a 
cool, dignified, self-controlled, logical cast of mind that 
enables one to reason in a very calm, judicial way with- 
out giving way to force, feeling and gesture. 



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MIXED HEADS AND FACES. 

A human being is composed of masculine and feminine 
faculties. Not equally, however. One may inherit the 
feminine faculties decidedly in the lead of the masculine. 
Vnother may inherit the forty-two faculties in a reversed 
condition. Sometimes a whole group of feminine facul- 
herited. When this is the case then a corre- 
spond »le degree of that part of the brain that 



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these faculties use is built up in feminine form and also 
the face. This is mixed inheritance. It results in mixed 
heads, faces and bodies. 




Study the two illustrations. The first is the opposite 
of the second. In it all above the line is feminine; nose, 
eyes, brows, forehead and tophead. Here you see the 
true feminine form of head and face as far as it extends. 
All below the line is masculine; neck, jaws, chin, mouth, 
backhead and back tophead. 



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Certain faculties are fundamentally and always mascu- 
line. The only way to understand masculinity is to 
understand the faculties of masculinity. No one can 
have a masculine nature, head, face, body and voice, 
without a predominance of certain faculties that are 
masculine. This is just as true of feminine nature, head, 
face, body and voice. Masculine faculties are more pos- 
itive in their nature and form head, face and body in an- 
gular lines. Feminine faculties are more negative in 
their nature and form head, face and body in curved 
lines. 



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HUMAN ATTRACTION. 

Two opposite divisions of human nature are struggling 

for the mastery. It is a contest between the faculties 

oi the frontal brain and the faculties of the occipital 

brain— between the intellectual faculties and the social 

faculties between the school-room and the home, the 

studio and the club-room, books and balls, thought and 

tnent, study and society, learning and entertain- 

' hard application" and a "good time." Par- 

e actual reality of it; so do teachers. It is 

for many 



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The social faculties are five in number. They are all 
grouped together in the backhead, or, more properly, the 
cerebellum and the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. Ex- 
ternally they cover about the head territory indicated in 
the illustration. Their names are Amativeness, Conju- 
gality, Parental Love, Inhabitiveness and Friendship. 
These five faculties like home, association, courtship, 
marriage, domestic life, the fireside, parties, entertain- 
ments, weddings, picnics, clubs, balls and "gay times." 
They are directly the opposite of the intellectual. As a 
magnet they come in direct conflict with intellectual con- 
centration. They divert the mind from study. The 
heart of the question of co-education is right here. 

The chief intellectual faculties are Causality, Compar- 
ison, Eventuality, Number, Language, Human Nature, 
Constructiveness and Ideality. These give a funda- 
mental love of knowledge for its own sake. They love 
history, literature, science and philosophy. When these 
faculties are predominant in a child there will be an in- 
stinctive tendency to books. Such a child will get knowl- 
edge under the most unfavorable circumstances. 

When both the social and intellectual faculties are 
strong, and equally strong, then comes the "tug of war.' ' 
Then it is a conflict between the social magnet and the 
intellectual magnet. 



GULLIBILITY. 

Some people are gullible. They are gullible because 
they have some or all of the following faculties predomi- 
nant: Spirituality, Conscientiousness, Benevolence, 
Friendship, Conjugality, Parental Love, Ideality, 'Sub- 
limity, Approbativeness and the faculties of Human Na- 
ture and Secretiveness weak. 

Anyone with weak faculties of Secretiveness and Hu- 
man Nature is open to gullibility. Either of the first 
named faculties are open doors for confidence men and 
women. Thousands are fleeced daily, to a greater or 
less degree, through the faculty of Spirituality. Of all 
the faculties of the human mind this is the most gullible. 



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WHAT WE SEE GHOSTS WITH. 

Our Spiritual Eyes, 
there such a thing as spiritual vision? If there is it 
>( - found ,n the Unction of the faculty of Spiritu- 
ality. 1 his faculty lias been definitely located. The 



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two centers in the brain used by this faculty are located 
where you see the two eyes. These, therefore, may very 
properly be called our spiritual eyes. At any rate those 
who have a strong faculty of Spirituality are more sus- 
ceptible to all kinds of thoughts of a mystic or psychical 
kind. They tend instinctively to the occult of some 
kind — Spiritualism, Theosophy or Astrology. They be- 
lieve in influences, omens, impressions, spirits and 
ghosts. 

ALL THE SIGNS OF SELFISHNESS. 

A closely shut, thick-lidded eye, with the upper lid 
pressing down so that it makes nearly a horizontal line. 
When there is also a furtive glance sidewise and a droop 
at the corner, selfishness is certain. 

A thick nose, particularly just above its wings, with a 
tendency to turn down. 

A closely shut mouth, yet thick lips, which do not show 
the red part very much. 

A projection of the muscle under the lower lip causing 
it to look sullen and jealous. 

A large, thick chin, especially one that is thick down- 
ward from the corners of the month. 

A heavy, coarse lower jaw. 

A large neck. 

Ears in which the lower half is much the stronger. 

A voice that is hard and cunning. 

A disposition to boast, and particularly to command 
and domineer. 

To be absolutely sure, closely notice the shape of the 
head If it is very broad from ear to ear, full all around 
at the base, very high in the crown and pinched and unde- 
veloped in the upper back head and top head, positive 
selfishness is an absolute certainty. 



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Benevolence large with its forehead wrinkles. 

HUMAN GOODNESS. 

The tophead is the seat of the larger number of the 
faculties of human goodness. No one can be positively 
reliable without a strong development of Benevolence, 
Hope, Veneration, Spirituality and Conscientiousness. 
These fill out, or more correctly round out the tophead. 
It is noi enough for the head to arch beautifully when 
looked at from a side view. When looked at from a 
front or back view it may be Gonical in shape. If so, 
the faculties of Conscientiousness, Hope and Spirituality 
will be comparatively weak ; hence people with such heads 
will not be perfectly reliable. 

In the <-ent( T of the frontal half of the tophead is lo- 
faculty of Benevolence. The illustration shows 
the location and a strong degree of the faculty. 



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Be very careful to locate it correctly, and then judge of 
its development by ascertaining if the head is convex, 
plane or concave at this location. In a few cases it may 
be found so much stronger than the surrounding facul- 
ties that it will stand out alone very much like the half 
of a sphere. It affects a frontal muscle that covers the 
forehead until it makes little horizontal wrinkles across 
the forehead, as may be seen in the illustration. 

It may properly be called the kindly feeling. It is the 
opposite of Destructiveness. It is the most tender ele- 
ment of the human soul. It counteracts human selfish- 
ness. It is one of the human civilizers. It is the chief 
element of generosity, charity and humanitarianism. 
If this section of the head is low and flat there will be 
little kindness manifested and practically no humani- 
tarianism. It is the opposite of hatred, revenge and fe- 
rocity. Faith, hope and charity, but the greatest of 
these is charity 




The reason the lips meet in the kiss is because the af- 
fectionate faculties have their nervous centers in the 
lips. 



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HOW CHARACTER OUTS. 

Allan Pinkerton, the great detective, took for his rule 
"murder will out.' ' This is just as true of human char- 
acter. In fact it stands exposed all of the time. It is 
exactly like a language. He who understands a language 
can read it anywhere and at all times. The human bod} 7 
completely exposes one all of the time. Why?' Because 
it wholly represents and indicates all of the human nature 
or mind that uses it. " He that has eyes to see let him 
see." 

Faculties have a sixfold way of expressing or exposing 
themselves. 

Phrenologically through their brain organs. 

Physiognomically through their facial centers. 

Temperamentally through brain and body. 

Qualitatively in organic quality. 

Motionally through all movements. 

Vocally through the voice. 

Take the faculty of Combativeness for illustration. 
This faculty expresses itself in a positive development of 
the head about one inch and a half back from the 
center of the tip of each ear. 

It exposes itself in a convex form of the lower half of 
the nose. 

It exposes itself in a compact, wiry quality of the body. 
It exposes itself in the motive temperament. 
ft exposes itself in a high-pitched, courageous, con- 
tentious voice. 

It exposes itself in throwing the head a little backward 
and to one side, in a springy walk and defensive attitude 
of i he body. 

Tn this sixfold way nearly all faculties expose them- 
es. 

So that he who runs may read, if he will but learn and 
feel, and Look and listen. 

T1 itific, systematic, character reading. 



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A HARP OF FORTY-TWO STRINGS. 



A human being is a harp of forty-two totally different 
strings. All of the music and discord of human associa- 
tion is performed on these strings. They are elemental 
strings. They never wear out. If played upon prop- 
erly, they grow stronger instead of weaker. In this 
they are unlike the strings of all other musical instru- 
ments. Their power is in action. These strings can be 
developed. They are not in an equal degree of strength 



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at birth. If they were, all would naturally be in tune. 
The majority of the human family are out of tune. These 
strings are not in harmony; they do not in many cases 
work in unison. They constitute, however, the most 
wonderful instrument in existence. We should know 
them more fully even than we know the strings of any 
man-made instrument. We should know how to handle 
them properly. 

RETICENCE. 

Instinctive reticence springs from Secretiveness. When 
it is dominant in the mental organization of one and Cau- 
tiousness, Human Nature and Firmness are also very 
strong one will be a veritable sphinx. 

CURIOSITY. 

The mental elements that constitute the composition 
of curiosity are Secretiveness, Spirituality, Sublimity, 
Approbativeness, Amativeness, Ideality, Individuality, 
Causality and Constructiveness. These faculties when 
strong enough in one's make-up will give an intense de- 
sire to see or know things that are new, novel, hidden, 
mystical, strange and unusual. 

ACCOMMODATING. 

Why is one naturally accommodating? Because he 
has strong elements of Benevolence, Conscientiousness, 
Approbativeness and Friendship. These four mind ele- 
ments together give one great pleasure in accommodat- 
ing others. 

BOASTFULNESS. 

To boast is to have a strong faculty of Approbative- 
ness. No other element cares to boast. Then, 1 if Con- 
scientiousness is rather weak and Self-esteem and Com- 
bat iveness fairly strong one will be addicted to great 
boastfulness. 

NEATNESS. 
The innate elements of neatness are Ideality, Sublim- 
it < >rder. Add to these Approbativeness and Self- 
m to give the pride to be neat, and you have actual 
ness. 



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WHY SANTA COMES AND HOW HE GETS HERE. 

Even an imaginary character can be fully interpreted 
by means of predominant faculties. Such a jolly, cun- 
ning, child-loving old soul as Santa Claus could only exist 
in fact or fiction by possessing a great degree of the fol- 
lowing faculties : 



Benevolence. 

Comparison. 

Mirthfulness. 

Constructiveness. 

Locality. 

Weight. 



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Cautiousness. 

Secretiveness. 

Destructiveness. 

Friendship. 

Parental Love. 
Parental Love and Friendship wake him up from his 
long, long slumber. Destructiveness enables him to 
" get a move on himself.' ' He goes about slyly and cau- 
tiously at night by means of Secretiveness and Cautious- 
ness. He finds his way by means of Locality, and noise- 
lessly climbs to the tops of houses and down the chimneys 
by means of Weight. 

He is very ingenious and a great judge of mechanical 
toys, because of his large Constructiveness. 

Look at the merry, cunning twinkle in his eye. This 
comes from Mirthfulness in conjunction with Secretive- 
ness. He also has sharp classifying power. He grades 
his goods nicely. He recognizes the eternal fitness of 
things. He does the right thing at the right time. Com- 
parison enables him to do this. He not only loves chil- 
dren, but is a natural humanitarian. He is a kindly old 
fellow. Good nature beams from his physiognomy. He 
seems to be at peace with the whole world. This broad, 
general, helpful disposition springs from a large faculty 
of Benevolence. These are his predominating faculties. 
They are quite accurately localized by the figures i to 1 1 
in the two outlines of his head. 

His face is also an interesting study. Notice the 
round convex formation of his cheeks. This indicates 
wonderful lung power. His circulation must be excel- 
lent. This enables him to stand the coldest climate. 
All in all, he is a merry old fellow. 

WILL. 
The two principal elements of the human will are 
Firmness and Combativeness. Take these two ele- 
ments and add any other and you will have any par- 
ticular kind ©f will. These and Conscientiousness make 
a moral will. These and Destructiveness, a forceful 
\pprobativeness, an ambitional will. 

d Acquisitiveness constitute a commercial 
will. 



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LOOK ON THIS AND THEN ON THAT. 



WHAT TWO PICTURES TELL. 

Study these two pictures. They tell a graphic 
story. And yet' heads mean nothing — to some people. 
Why not be candid? Where is the wisdom of being 
blind — of having eyes and seeing not? 

What's the use of being prejudiced ? 

The above is the outline of a head in wdiich the think- 
ing, moral and esthetic faculties are dominant. In fact, all 
of the higher faculties are dominant. This is shown by 
the high forehead, the broad temples, the high frontal 
tophead and the expansion of the upper half of the back- 
head. These are the seats of all the better, cheerful, 
unselfish, humane, refined, esthetic, moral and spiritual 
faculties. When predominant they shape' the head as 



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shown. As is the head so will be the face. Ob- 
serve the face. How cheerful, refined, generous, friendly, 
tender, true and happy. 




Compare it with this. Observe that the shape of the 
head here is the very opposite of the other. See how the 
face corresponds. One is the antithesis of the other. 
And yet there is nothing in heads and faces; nothing in 
Phrenology and Physiognomy! Let us see if there is 
not. Which of those two would you rather meet on a 
lonely highway? Ah, ha! You would rather meet the 
first, would you? We thought so. When it comes to a prac- 
tesl ; a real, selfish dollars and cents, life or death 
situa! ion, then all drop their prejudices and accept Phren- 
I Physiognomy in a hurry. 



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CHARACTER IN ACTION. 

To get at character definitely one must understand 
clearly the fundamental elements of character. For in- 
stance, Destructiveness is a fundamental element. The 
word does not indicate its true nature, however. The 
function of the faculty is more nearly force than anything 
else. It is the only faculty that likes to move without 
an object in view. In other words, it likes motion for its 
own sake. To move, walk, play, run, jump, strike, ham- 
mer and kick is its pleasure. It will cause a child to do 
all of this without any object in view. It is a reservoir 
of positive force. When very strong it must have action. 
This action is always more or less rough. Everything 
one touches who has this faculty very strong feels it. It 
is the opposite of tenderness. It charges the whole body 
with positive force. It takes hold of any article with a 
strong grip. It will almost crush your hand in the hand- 
shake. 

It likes to tie a tight knot. In a business man it likes 
solid, heavy goods, instead of laces, batting and feathers. 
In its lower combinations it will enjoy blasting rock. It 
is the principal faculty in " clatter" and "racket." Three 
or four children with it large can indeed make a fearful 
racket. It delights in loud noises. The one day in the 
year that it likes better than all others is July the 4th. 
It likes the whirr of the planing-mill. It likes to go at a 
thing "hammer and tongs." A child with this faculty 
large will not cry as easily as one with it small. It is one 
of the elements of grit. It likes nothing tame. It is the 
only faculty that thunders in the voice. It growls in the 
bull-dog. It roars in the lion. All profanity that does 
not come from this faculty is counterfeit. No Destruct- 
iveness, no malice. 

It adds the quality of force to every mental or phys- 
ical effort. It may be entirely too strong for th z restrain- 
ing faculties of Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Appro- 
bativeness, Cautiousness and the Affections to govern. 
When this is so then it is dangerous. 



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Acquisitiveness in head and face or the money-lover. 



INCREDULITY. 



Th< : •■■. ledulous are weak in the faculties of Spiritual 
cientiousness, Veneration, Ideality and Sublim- 
nd strong in the faculties of Human Nature, Com- 
parison, Causality and Secretiveness. 



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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RAILWAY. 

This road starts out from Amativeness. What faculty 
better represents polygamy? That is what Salt Lake 
City is famous for. Didn't Brigham Young live there ? 

Chicago's two dominant characteristics are pig-stick- 
ing and money-making. She is well represented by the 
two elements, Destructiveness and Acquisitiveness. 

What better representative of Alimentiveness could we 
find in all the country than Milwaukee ? Do they not eat 
and drink and manufacture something for others to drink 
up there? 

Pittsburg is the best representative of Constructive- 
ness in the United States. Can you think of Pittsburg 
and not think of smoke and manufacturing? 



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Is not Boston the thought center of the country ? What 
could it think with but Comparison and Causality ? It is 
true they cultivate Alimentiveness as well as Milwaukee, 
but then they only indulge in beans. 




J reason this is true is because Firmness, Self- 
i and Continuity are located in the region above 
the line m the picture. 



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PERSISTENCE 

PRACTICALITY 



SELF-CON- 
FIDENCE 




To be practical is to be able to see, handle the hands 
and body, tell the commercial value and courageously 
execute. The form of head in the above illustra- 
tion has predominant the faculties that make one very 
practical. 

WHAT MAKES ONE HANDY? 



To be handy is to possess large Perceptive faculties 
and Constructiveness. 



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The four faculties that hold people to the earth most 
are Vitativeness, Amativeness, Alimentiveness and Acquis- 
itiveness. Study this and make your own observations. 

ARISTOCRACY. 
Aristocracy is an assumed feeling, the specific product 
pprobativeness and Self-esteem. 



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Here is a remarkable outline to study. The heavy 
outline represents a well-balanced head. The other 
shows very weak faculties of Benevolence, Self-esteem, 
Inhabitiveness and Parental Love, with enormous Ama- 
tiveness. Just this much difference in the formation of 
a head will make two lives absolutely opposite in ten- 
dency and character. 



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OUT OF TUNE. 

Yes out of tune. That is what is the matter with him. 
His life is a miserable discord. He is out of tune and 
does not know it. The world is all right, but he does not 
know it. His faculties are in perpetual combat. HE 
NEEDS TUNING UP. 



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HOW TO DETECT A FRIENDLY PERSON. 

If Friendship is large the backhead will be prominent, 
as indicated in the above picture. The lips, if not dis- 
eased, will have distinct creases across them. They are 
likely to be full in size and curved instead of straight. 
Curved lines running around the corners of the mouth 
indicate positive friendship. In the handshake, friend- 
ship will manifest itself by grasping the hand warmly and 
shaking it heartily. 

Men, women and children with this faculty strong will 
respond to friendly manifestations on the part of teacher, 
traveler, solicitor or salesman very quickly unless they 
have very strong Acquisitiveness, Secretiveness or Self- 



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esteem. These faculties make people suspicious and in- 
dependent and therefore inclined to be wary of the friendly 
approaches of strangers. But the manifestations of true 
friendliness will overcome the most .obstinate pride and 
the most Indian-like suspicion if manifested naturally 
and continuously. 







The Dark parts are all that can be seen of the selfish ter- 
ritory from a front view. 



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79 




The Location of Secretiveness with its Facial Centers. 



MEMORY. 

Memory is not a faculty. All faculties have their own 
memories, and their conscious memory in union with 
Causality, Comparison and Human Nature. Anyone 
with Eventuality, Time and Language predominant will 
be more inclined to merely memorize than to study and 
carefullv examine, 



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The Center of Inventive Genius. 



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Combativeness in Head and Face. 



EFFICIENCY. 



To be greatly efficient is to possess all the intellectual 
faculties with a strong degree of Self-esteem, Combative- 
ness, Destructiveness and Firmness to put them into 



use. 



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The Location of Self-Esteem with its Facial Centers. 

THE FACULTIES THAT HOLD THE BODY UP. 
Firmness. 



Self-Esteem. 

Approbativeness. 

Combativeness. 

Destructiveness. 

Amativeness. 

Weight. 






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1. Amativeness. 4. Secretiveness. 

2. Destructiveness. 5. Acquisitiveness. 

3. Alimentiveness. 6. Mirthfulness. 

7. Approbativeness. 

EYE SHUTTERS. 

Eyes do not close of their own accord. 
They are operated. 



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They are operated by faculties. Certain faculties out 
of the forty-two of which the mind is composed have con- 
trol of them chiefly, so far as shutting is concerned. 

There are seven of these. 

They are chiefly selfish in their nature. 

They are self-protectors. 

They look out for No. 1. 

Each one of the seven has its own individual effect 
upon the muscles of the eyelids and brows. 

Amatiyeness and Alimentiveness thicken the lids some- 
what like those of a pig. 

Destructiveness straightens the upper lid and presses 
it down in a hard, horizontal way. This faculty gives the 
stern, fierce, lowered expression to eyes and eyebrows. 

Secretiveness "plays possum." It shuts up the eyes 
in a secretive, suspicious manner, 

Acquisitiveness often unites with Secretiveness and 
makes one more suspicious, especially concerning prop- 
erty or money and in this way helps close the eyes. 

Approbativeness causes the upper lid to somewhat 
droop as may be noticed in flirts and coquettes. 

Mirthfulness gives a merry twinkle to the eyes by con- 
tracting the lids, and forming the lines directly out- 
ward from each corner. 

Learn the location and function of these seven facul- 
ties and watch them operate the lids of the eyes, espe- 
cially in "shutting up.' ' 



DON'T! 

PLEASE DON'T! 

I >on't guess at human nature. 
I )on't guess at children. 
I >on't guess at defectives. 
Don't guess at character building. 
I >on|t guess at mental phenomena. 
I >on't guess at psychology. 
I >on'1 guess at anything" human. 

Kno w All can know by thoroughly studying the ele 
ments of human nature. 



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1. Cautiousness. 3. Ideality. 

2. Sublimity. 4. Hope. 

5. Spirituality. 



EYE OPENERS. 

Yes, there are natural eye openers. Inherent eye 
openers. The principal ones are Spirituality, Hope, 
Cautiousness, Ideality and Sublimity. These faculties 



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have more to do with opening the eyes than all the other 
faculties combined. Cautiousness will open them in fear ; 
Ideality in viewing the beautiful; Sublimity in viewing 
the sublime; Hope in bright expectation; while Spiritual- 
ity will cause one to stand in "open-eyed wonder.' ' 

When these five genetic faculties are predominant in 
one's soul make-up, they will keep his eyes open and his 
brows raised all of the time. In other words, eyes and 
brows will be formed in that way. If our readers will 
simply study these five faculties in action in men, women 
and children they will be able to positively demonstrate 
the truthfulness of these statements. 

Select a party with either Cautiousness or Spirituality 
large and call the faculty into vigorous action by a pic- 
ture of danger or a description of some wonderful phenom- 
enon and the effect upon the eyes and brows will be in- 
stantaneous. 

THE CRYING FACULTIES. 

The two particular elements of mind that make men, 
women and children cry are Benevolence and Approba- 
tiveness. 

Benevolence gives great susceptibility to the suffering 
of others, and when not regulated will start the tears very 
easily. It makes children tender and easily hurt in 
mind and body, and gives a strong tendency to cry. 
Approbativeness is the sensitive faculty and comes next 
to Benevolence in making people cry. It is this faculty 
that is hurt by neglects, slights, unkind words, criticisms 
and want of appreciation. Then if one has not enough 
Self-esteem, lie will be very easily wounded and mani- 
fest it by crying. 

Add to these, strong Friendship, Conjugality, Paren- 
tal Love and Inhabitiveness and one will be very sus- 
ceptible to tears. 

Those who do not cry very easily are endowed with 
predominant faculties of Destructiveness, Combative- 
beem and Firmness with the crying faculties 
ju! t named w< 



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HOW TO RAISE HAIR. 
Just Touch the Right Button — faculty. 
GRATITUDE. 
One who feels grateful for any favor has strong Benev- 
olence and Conscientiousness. One with a weak devel- 
opment of these two faculties or mind elements may have 
all of the other faculties highly developed and manifest 
no gratitude. Be sure that these two faculties are very 
strong in one's make-up and you will be sure of gratitude. 
The other faculties that help these two faculties in an ear- 
nest expression of gratitude are Friendship, Parental 
Love, Veneration and Conjugality. 



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SELF-ESTEEM 
NEGATIVE 




FORCE OF CHARACTER. 

Force of character is elementally made up of Self-es- 
teem, Firmness, Combativeness and Destructiveness. 
1 1 it is any particular kind of force of character you have 
to add sonic other mental element. For instance, add 
Conscientiousness to these and you have a strong moral 
character. Add Acquisitiveness and you have commer- 
cial force of character. Add Causality and you get 
of character. 






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The location of Mirthfulness, Tune, Time and Eventuality. 



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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. 
Author of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." 
THE KEYNOTE OF A GENIUS. 

All the race has done has been done with the forty-two 
faculties that constitute the human mind. 

Individual geniuses have some of these very highly de- 
veloped. Their heads tell. the story. 



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They show the special development and thus give us 
the " keynote' ' of their genius. 

Robert Louis Stevenson's talent was of the order of 
genius. He could not have produced "Dr. Jekyll and 
Mr. Hyde' ' without a great development of the faculties 
of Form and Comparison. In a study of his head we 
were struck with the very great development of his fac- 
ulty of Form. 

The size of this faculty is indicated by width between 
the eyes or from pupil to pupil. 

We regard this faculty as the "keynote' ' of the com- 
bination of faculties that produced the above-named work. 

Comparison is also strikingly developed. 




Faculties are related to the face through the nervous 
system. Here are four faculties connected with their 
facial poles and muscles. Spirituality lifts the brows. 
Approbativeness lifts the upper lip and exposes the teeth, 
Combativeness is related to the lower half of the nose. 
Vitativeness is related to the anterior part of the chin. 



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THE THOUGHT CENTERS. 

The localization of the thinking faculties is very easy, 
and yet the majority of the human race if asked to locate 
them would fail. Think of a teacher teaching without 
knowing what the thinking faculties are, where they are 
located and how to measure them ! 

Fundamentally there is only one thinking faculty. 
This is Causality. Without this faculty there could be 
no thought whatever. We want each one of our readers 
to understand this fact in the most complete sense. The 
other forty-one faculties, if they were as large as they 
ever been in human beings, could not originate the 
simplest thought ever thought. Causality is absolutely 
v to any degree or kind of thought whatever. 






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The first assistant of Causality is Comparison. This 
is so because a great part of thinking is comparative or 
analogical. These two faculties are as certainly localized 
as eye and nose. They occupy the brain territory cut out 
in the illustration. They are there and never elsewhere. 

Those who do not know exactly where to look for these 
two faculties should be infinitely pitied, very kindly held 
up to public ridicule, thoroughly humiliated, and if in 
public positions as teachers and ministers, and refuse 
to learn, severely roasted. 

GET OUT. 

Get out of thought confusion. 

Get out of psychological mysticism. 

Get out of educational chaos. 

Get out of therapeutical assumption. 

Get out of economical nonsense. 

Get out of spiritual indefiniteness. 

Get out of memory schemes. 

Get out of temperamental guessing. 

Get out of ideal delusion. 

Get out of superficial child study. 

Get out of theoretical speculation. 

Get out of general uncertainty. 

You can do so by getting in to your minds a clear 
knowledge of the forty-two ELEMENTS of which 
human minds are composed. 

NO ESCAPE. 

All have got to come to it. There is no escape. The 
constitution of human nature is the standard that all 
have got to come to. All theories, isms, and ologies 
will necessarily have to totter and fall when not founded 
upon the constitution of the human mind. 



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WHAT THE FORTY-TWO FACULTIES DO. 

The forty-two human faculties do almost everything 
under the sun. ' They do everything that the race does. 
The range of their operations is from the highest to the 
lowest, from the broadest to the narrowest, and from 
the simplest to the most complex. 

They do our thinking, talking, speaking, singing, 
dancing, loving, hating, swearing, fearing, walking, 
running, eating, grasping, working, balancing, remem- 
bering, traveling, looking, classifying, constructing, ideal- 
izing, hoping, praying, imagining, building, associating, 
laughing, calculating, coloring, imitating, sympathizing, 
persisting, con mg, pushing, rustling, getting, secret- 
ing, wishing, continuing, concentrating, writing, philos- 
ophizing, reflecting, meditating, agitating, playing, 
pitching, tumbling, hurling, fighting, contending, beg- 
ging, resisting, lying, magnifying, exaggerating, estimat- 
ing, locating, whispering, stealing, murdering, monopo- 
lizing, overcoming, crushing, determining, selecting, 
choosing, mastering, finishing, ordering, numbering, 
demonstrating, reading, spelling, writing, committing, 
holding, economizing, spending, wasting, dissipating, 
bluffing, deceiving, simulating, tyrannizing, elaborating, 
analyzing, synthesizing, grabbing, tasting, drinking, de- 
stroying, poisoning, burning, rhyming, picturing, illus- 
trating, observing, marrying, fascinating, hypnotizing, 
attracting, affecting, modulating, emphasizing, depicting, 
portraying, describing, selecting, promulgating, enumer- 
ating, reviewing, soliloquizing, spiritualizing, sympathiz- 
ing, helping, warring, improving, progressing, gathering, 
investigating, searching, applauding, criticising, de-^ 
nouncing, blaming, censuring. 

PROUD CHARACTER. 
The fundamental elements of pride are Approbative- 
ness and Self-esteem. To understand pride is to under- 
stand these two faculties and what faculties they unite 
with. For instance, if one has these two faculties strong 
and also a strong degree of Acquisitiveness, he will have 
i commercial pride. 

tninant faculties in any race or tribe will explain 
the customs and productions of the tribe. 



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Self-esteem and Firmness 
are shown in these lips. 



Conjugality, Parental Love 
Amativeness and Friend- 
ship are shown in these. 



THE AUDITORY STUDENT. 

The auditory student has a predominance of Tune, 
Time, Ideality, Sublimity, Cautiousness, Spirituality, 
Veneration and Approbativeness. These make the 
natural listener. 



THE MEMORY STUDENT. 

The student who chiefly depends upon his memory has 
Eventuality, Language, Imitation, Tune, Time and Ap- 
probativeness in the lead in his mental make-up. 

THEORETICAL. 

To be theoretical in mental make-up is to have 
predominant faculties of Causality, Ideality and Con- 
strue tiveness. Together these three faculties will spon- 
taneously produce theory after theory and the individual 
fail to realize that they are only theories. 



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THE 



C ^ N J ER or 




To focus a mind on an individual object or subject is to 
place the faculty of individuality in front of all the others. 
It is the center of mental f ocalization and concentration. 

HOW SOME OF THE FACULTIES AFFECT THE 
BODY. 

Friendship clings and warms the body. 
Combativeness contracts the muscles and hardens the 
body. 

Acquisitiveness grasps and pinches the body. 
Benevolence sheds tears and softens the body. 
Firmness stiffens and condenses the body. 
ulness shakes and enlivens the body. 
iration bows and prostrates the body. 
Sell bloats and holds the body erect. 






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A Side View of the Faculty of Individuality, Showing a 
Weak Development. 

BLUFFING. 
There is much bluffing done in the world. It is done 
with Secretiveness, Human Nature, Destructiveness and 
Approbativeness. Sometimes Firmness and Self-esteem 
enter into it. One can only bluff because he is some- 
what cowardly. If Conscientiousness, Self-esteem and 
Combativeness are predominant one will never bluff. 
The bluffer is usually weak in all three, but especially in 
Combativeness. 



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AN INTELLECTUAL WEDGE. 

We present above an intellectual wedge that is guar- 

! to split open all knotty intellectual timber. It is 

Ige. It is in accord with the formation of 

m intellect. It is a fundamental knowledge 

We commend it to the educational world 



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Conscientiousness. Conscientiousness. 

RELIABILITY. 

Human reliability has a center. It begins some- 
where. This somewhere is the faculty of Conscien- 
tiousness. This is the center post of it. Always look 
for the center post when you look for reliability in 
men, women and children. There are other elements 
that help make up the whole of reliable character, but 
Conscientiousness is the trunk of the tree. Go directly 
up from the back part of the ear and when about one 
and one-half inches from the center of the head side- 
wise, stop, and you will be on the external location of 
Conscientiousness. When positive in the character, 
this part of the head will be convex in shape and when 
negative concave. A neutral degree of it will be in- 
dicated by flatness. This is the only faculty of human 
nature that is honest from principle. If this faculty 
is weak in one, the faculties of Benevolence, Friendship, 
Self-esteem, Approbativeness, Veneration and Cau- 
tiousness have to be very strong to keep one from posi- 
tive dishonesty. 

Special effort has been made to show the exact loca- 
tion of this very important element of human char- 
acter and how to detect it in head, face and manner. 
It gives a clear, earnest, straightforward ring to the 
voice and a steady, straightforward look to the eyes. 
Specially study the face and head of Judge Cooley. 
He was endowed with a positive degree of this faculty. 



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THE ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURE OF WILL. 

The center post of 
will is Firmness. Of 
all the faculties, this 
is the nearest akin to 
will itself. Do not 
misunderstand us. 
Will is not something 
in itself. It is only 
a temporary state of 
certain faculties in 
action, while facul- 
ties are permanent 
individual elements 
that may be immortal. 
Will i's action, while 
faculty is the actor. 
Will may rise and 
fall like the tides. It 
is only a power of the 
mind — that is, of faculty. No faculty, no will. 

Beginning with firmness as the backbone of will, we can 
add Combativeness, and have a resistant prop. These 
two faculties together constitute the fundamental struc- 
ture of will. They give resistant persistence. To these 
two we may add Self-esteem, and give them confidence. 
Those who are positively self-confident possess one of 
the chief elements of will. Observe the illustration above 
It shows how Firmness is propped and sustained by Com- 
bativeness on one side and Self-esteem on the other. 

These three faculties give us the framework of will. 
Without the other faculties these three will simply give 
the blind stubbornness and resistance of the pig and 
mule. 

Add a strong faculty of Conscientiousness to these and 
von have blind moral will or persistent resistance to op- 
LOD and injustice. If Causality and Human Na- 
ture arc added, then we have an intelligent moral will. 
way will can be definitely understood in any man, 
woman or child. 




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Holy Smoke. 
Self Explanatory. 



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CENTERS OF CHARACTER. 

SPECIFIC FACULTIES are the CENTER POSTS of 
distinct characteristics, talents and powers. To " hit the 
nail on the head," " pierce the bull's eye," and be FUN- 
DAMENTALLY DEFINITE in character reading, all 
should understand these central faculties and not proceed 
in that haphazard, general, hit or miss way that is avoid- 
able only by a THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE of all the 

FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN FACULTIES. 

Firmness is the center of Will. 
Amativeness is the center of the Social Evil. 
Destructiveness is the center of Force. 
Benevolence is the center of Humanitarianism. 
Ideality is the center of Art. 
Acquisitiveness is the center of Monopoly. 
Approbativeness is the center of Jealousy. 
Eventuality is the center of Memory. 
Causality is the center of Thought. 
Conscientiousness is the center of Morality. 
Parental Love is the center of Parentage. 
Cautiousness is the center of Fear. 
Human Nature is the center of Intuition. 
Individuality is the center of Observation. 
Constructiveness is the center of Invention. 
Spirituality is the center of Occultism. 
Mirthfulness is the center of Comedy. 
Friendship is the center of Association. 
Vitativeness is the center of Constitution. 
Veneration is the center of Religion. 
Tune is the center of Music. 
Self-esteem is the center of Personality. 

SUIT THE GESTURE TO THE FACULTY. 

In elocution and oratory one should suit the gesture 

to the faculty. Don't make yourself ridiculous by using 

me that belongs to Destructiveness when you are 

using tdeality; and tor heaven's sake don't try to make 

one kind of gesture suit all of the faculties. 



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Here is another picture of a dangerous man, especially 
along the immoral and sensual lines. 

GET RIGHT AT IT. 



Don't theorize; don't speculate; don't assume. Get 
right at the elements of it. The elements' of what? Of 
mind. Mind is an aggregation, a composition, a consti- 
tution of individual, indivisible, genetic elements. To 
get right at any kind of mind is to get at some of these 
elements. To get at fear is to get at the element of Cau- 
tiousness; to get at the social evil is to get at Amative- 
ness; to get at jealousy is to get at Approbativeness ; to 
get at Superstition is to get at Spirituality. To get 

AT THE BODY IS TO GET AT THE PARTS OF IT. To GET AT 
THE MIND IS TO GET AT THE ELEMENTS OF IT. 



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HOW TO READ THE FACE. 

Paces can be read. They can be read systematically. 

J tiai is, there may be some order in physiognomy. It 

has a foundation. This foundation is the mind. The 

mind is made up of elements or faculties. Some of these 

'!;■ Ui: ,n,t in °ne part of the face and some in an- 

tner. A fairly reliable division of three may be made. 



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This will cause one to look systematically at the face. 
While all the face included in the region of appetite in 
the illustration is not represented by appetite only, yet 
this region does particularly represent appetite. If it is 
positively predominant in the formation of the face 
as shown in cut No. 1, the appetites and passions will 
just as positively predominate in the character. 

. The middle division of the face represents more of the 
elements of force than any other part. While not all of 
force is shown here, it may be safely taken as the distinct 
region of force. If this division predominates over the 
one above and the one below, as illustrated in cut No. 2, 
force will be the dominant feature of the character. 

When the highest division is the most pronounced there 
will be a predominance of intellect. 

If the three divisions are about equal there will be a 
corresponding equality of the three characteristics — ap- 
petite, force and intellect. But if either positively 
leads, the character given and illustrated here will in- 
variably correspond. 




Sharply fix and compare the three faces. 



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INSTRUCTIVE COMPARISONS. 

The faculties of the human mind may be likened, 
i. To 42 letters, with which one may spell all human 
tendencies, characteristics and talents. 

2. To 42 eyes with which one may look into all de- 
partments of the universe. 

3. To 42 buds that may blossom into forty-two very 
different flowers. (Oh, that parents and teachers knew 
their blossoming time.) 

4. To 42 forces that try (and often do) burst forth in- 
dividually. 

5. To 42 strings upon which are played all the cords 
and discords of human life. 

6. To 42 factors with which all of the problems of hu- 
man life may be solved. 

7. To 42 elements out of which all mental compounds 
may be made. 

8. To 42 figures with which (according to permuta- 
tion all of the individuals may be made, which clearly ac- 
counts for the great diversity found in the human race. 

9. To 42 senses with which everything objective may 
be received and sensed. 

10. To 42 soul pieces which together constitute the 
complex, multiplex, many-sided, self-active, self-direc- 
tive, individual, indissoluble, immortal human soul. 



CREDULITY. 

Credulity is composed of the faculties of Spirituality, 
Veneration, Ideality, Sublimity and Conscientiousness. 
When these five faculties are predominant in one's mind 
he will be very credulous. The chief one of the five is 
Spirituality. There can be no credulity whatever with- 
"in these faculties, and particularly without Spirituality, - 
Conscientiousness and Ideality. When Human Nature, 
Causality and Secretiveness are weak and 
si rong, credulity will run to seed. The lat- 
he antidotes of the other five. 



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THE INTELLECTUAL HATCHET. 

Intellect, however strong in itself, is powerless alone. 
One might possess the intellect of a Webster and be 
powerless to use this intellect without executive force. 
There is no force in intellect itself. In other words, there 
is no motor power in intellect. Unless there is back of 
intellect strong faculties of force there will be no certain, 



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aggressive, forceful application of it. Intellect may then 
be considered simply the blade of the hatchet. It may 
be very sharp ; it may be ready to cut ; yet it will not cut 
unless there is power to drive it. 

The power back of intellect that sends it with force is 
chiefly to be found in two faculties. These two faculties 
are Destructiveness and Combativeness. Without these 
the intellect would not be put into positive action at all. 
It would not act in a forceful way. Therefore, to form 
an intellectual hatchet by which one may cut right into 
all of the questions of life, is to have back of it strong fac- 
ulties of Destructiveness and Combativeness. 




One who can do head work because he has Causality 
strongly developed. 



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CHARACTER IN WALKING. 

Of course character comes out in the walk. The rea- 
son it comes out is because it is back of walking. Bodies 
do not walk about of their own accord. They are only 
instruments that human minds use to go to and fro. 
Walks vary much in the same individual. There is 
absolutely no fixed walk. It is true there may be a 
characteristic walk. This means only that the individ- 
ual has a strong individuality, which in turn means sim- 
ply that he has a predominance of faculties like Self- 
esteem, Firmness, Combativeness, Destructiveness, Caus- 
ality, Human Nature and subordinate faculties of Imita- 
tion, Approbativeness and Veneration. There cannot 
be any positively fixed walk, for the reason that there is 
no positively fixed mind. Mind is not a fixed thing. 
In a sense it is a fixable thing. It may be fixed in a cer- 
tain state for a while, and this fix thrown down and an- 
other state fixed. This all comes about because of the 
plurality of the faculties of which the mind is composed. 
Our readers should bear in mind right here that what we 
mean by the word mind is what is often called soul or be- 
ing. Mind, being and soul are one and the same thing. 
The height and depth, length and breadth of a human 
soul is simply the degree of the various faculties of which 
it is composed. It cannot be any deeper than the biggest 
faculty. It cannot be any more shallow than the weak- 
est faculty. The variation of these faculties in a given 
human being will cause corresponding variations in his 
walk. Faculties that take the lead in the mental states 
must necessarily to that degree govern the muscular 
system of the body by means of which he walks. 

To " get a move' ' on oneself is to get some of the mov- 
ers of the mind into action. To get a fearful move on 
oneself is to put Cautiousness back of the muscles. One 
can get over a fence and up a tree under the influence of 
this faculty in a hurry (with a mad bull behind him) , but 
not in the same way that he would move when on dress 
parade under the faculty of Approbativeness. This is 
the stuck-up faculty that makes men mince their walks. 
It is the most mincing faculty that we have. All minced , 
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is assisted by a strong faculty of Amativeness, there is 
an addition of riggling to mincing, and both are some- 
what infected with affectation. To understand char- 
acter in the walk, therefore, is to know the faculties that 
are in action that produce the different kinds of walks. 
All physical movements of a natural kind are the prod- 
ucts of the various faculties in action. There are unsub- 
stantial walks. They show want of force, decision, 
courage, confidence and self-control. In such cases the 
feelings predominate. If a man or woman walks under 
the dictation of the faculties of Firmness, Self-esteem, 
Conscientiousness, Human Nature, Causality, Individ- 
uality and Amativeness, he or she will have a very dis- 
tinct, decided, self-reliant, positive, courageous, force- 
ful, intelligent walk. 

If they are dominated by Cautiousness, Approba- 
tiveness, Veneration and Benevolence, the walk will be 
of an entirely different nature. It will be of a careful, 
respectful, deferential, subdued kind. There will be 
nothing in it that is bold, positive and independent. 
There could not be if these four faculties predominated. 

The human body then may be called a very flexible 
instrument in the hands of the various faculties. It is 
made to do all kinds of things. It has no tendencies nor 
desires of its own. There are, strictly speaking, no ten- 
dencies of the flesh . The body does not contain any facul- 
ties. It is only an organism through which faculties man- 
ifest themselves. The faculties have, in all normal in- 
stances complete control of it. They bend it this way 
and that. They simply operate it. They operate it 
much more successfully and freely than the engineer 
operates his engine. They are closer to it, by far, than 
any man can get to a mechanical instrument. The re- 
lation between faculties and the body are the most inti- 
mate. They have grown up together. They are far 
more intimately and delicately connected than were 
the Siamese Twins. By means of the muscular and ner- 
vous systems all kinds of movements are made. 

ts. Tins action takes place in the brain, 

other words, in the organs of the faculty. By 

ls of the nervous system this action can be trans- 



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mitted all over the body. When one is aroused in the 
faculty of Destructiveness, which is the faculty of force 
per se, this may come out in a forceful way, via the fist or 
foot. In other words, by means of the nerves and mus- 
cles of the arm and leg one is able to strike or kick under 
the dynamic force of Destructiveness. This is the center 
of striking, kicking, pounding, crushing force. Those 
who have this faculty decidedly predominant walk in a 
manner that can be appropriately called "the walk- 
right-through spirit. ' ' Every motion is forceful. " For- 
ward' ' is in each motion. They go forward. They go 
directly forward. They go forward positively. They 
go forward somewhat as a projectile is driven by a heavy 
charge of powder. This can be clearly seen in the walk. 
The walk is not tame. It is rough. Such people will 
get through a crowd by "main force and awkwardness.' ' 
They drive their bodies through. They make a roadway. 
If the perceptive faculties are strong they quickly see 
how to get through. They are quick to take advantage 
of an opening. They constitute a forceful wedge. In 
football the "flying wedge' ' is made up of such charac- 
ters. All have come in contact with them, especially in 
crowds. On the streets of Chicago they may be met. 
They usually get the right of way. They take "bee 
lines' ' to their destination. 

Combativeness has not the same driving power as De- 
structiveness. It comes out in a different way. It 
makes a different walk. It runs the body in a different 
manner. Instead of driving the body along forcefully 
it gives one an elastic, springy walk. Those under Com- 
bativeness are muscularly keyed up — that is, they have 
their muscles contracted nearly all of the time, ready for 
a spring or for defense. They are quicker than those 
under Destructiveness, so far as motion is concerned. 
They, however, lack the driving power. They are re- 
sistant in their manner and walk instead of forceful. If 
you crowd them they will push back. They do not make 
roadways in a crowd as do those with large Destructive- 
ness. They have simply great defensive power. They 
walk as if they had springs in their knees. There is a 
crispness and a boldness that is not seen in the De- 



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structive walk. The Destructive walk is more heavy 
and brutal. The Combative walk is more fearless and 
highstrung. The head is held a little backward as a rule 
when Combativeness is in the lead. When Destructive- 
ness is in the lead, the head is held a little forward and 
downward. Destructiveness is a battering-ram. Com- 
bativeness is a defensive armor. 

When both of these faculties are predominant in one, 
others may well take care. It is best that they give such 
the right of way. 

Now, if these two faculties were subordinate in 
strength, and Secretiveness, Cautiousness and Acquis- 
itiveness predominant, one would walk in a strikingly 
different manner. Such a person would be stealthy, 
watchful, careful and suspicious in his walk and manner. 
Very probably he would button his clothes tightly. He 
would have secret pockets. He would put his money 
away very carefully. He would do nothing in a loud 
manner. There would be no boldness in his action. He 
would combine the caution of woman with the stealth of 
the Indian and the watchfulness of the miser. This 
would come out in a different muscular manner. In- 
stead of touching the heel to the floor or earth first he 
would be apt to touch the toes, or at least the frontal half 
of his feet. In fact anyone walking under the faculties 
of Secretiveness, Cautiousness and Acquisitiveness will 
walk in the most light, stealthy manner. He will slip 
along. He will feel his way by means of Cautiousness. 
Instead of walking right along, boldly and roughly,, he 
will glide through a crowd very much in the same manner 
that a snake creeps through the grass. In fact, he has a 
serpentine walk. You never know he is coming until he 
is upon you. He passes before you are aware of his pre- 
sence. This all comes about by means of predominant 
faculties. 

Predominant faculties determine the characteristic 
walk, if any. Some one may say that it is merely a mat- 
ter of habit. Very well. What is a habit but a brain 
i Mined by the action of predominant faculties ? No 
•faculty, no habit. Something must act and act repeat- 
edly before a habit is formed. This something is the 



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mind as a whole. This mind is a composition of facul- 
ties. All of its acts are acts of one or more faculties. 
Hence, all normal physical movements are the result of 
past and present actions of faculties. This embodies all 
training. No one can be taught or trained except by 
means of faculty; we learn all that we learn with facul- 
ties. The greater share of one's training is that which 
comes from his own strongest faculties. He trains his 
arms and legs to move in certain ways by means of the 
inherent force of predominating faculties. 

If Benevolence is supreme, his walk is positively dif- 
ferent from another's whose Destructiveness is supreme. 

The manner of holding the body is one thing and 
moving it another. The two together are usually called 
the characteristic walk of one. All should remember 
that we move the body about with certain faculties and 
hold it up with others. 

We hold it up chiefly with Self-esteem, Firmness and 
Approbativeness. If these three faculties are weak no 
one will hold his body in an erect, dignified attitude. He 
can not without special effort and then only momentar- 
ily. At the same time one with these three faculties very 
predominant will hold the body in a swaggering, pomp- 
ous position of vanity and ostentation, and with the ad- 
dition of strong Destructiveness and Combativeness he 
will push along boldly, independently and powerfully. 

The faculties that move the body about chiefly are 
Destructiveness and Combativeness. 

The particular manner of movement is determined by 
any of the other faculties that may be strong enough to 
do so. It will be moved according to' the nature and rel- 
ative strength of the movers. If Ideality is strong it will 
cause the owner to try to walk gracefully as well as pomp- 
ously and boldly. A large faculty of Hope will give the 
walk a cheerful air. Mirthfulness will saturate it with 
the jolly or droll. 

In this way all kinds of normal human walks may be 
very clearly read and understood. 



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NERVOUSNESS. 

Mental nervousness all comes from two faculties— 
Approbativeness and Cautiousness. None of the other 
elements of mind has any ability to feel nervous. To 
be afraid in any degree in any kind of way is to be 
so either from the inherent nature of these two facul- 
ties or by means of some other faculites, uniting with 
these. Some degree then of one of these two mind ele- 
ments is absolutely necessary to any mental nervous- 
ness. .What we mean is that all fear of criticism, ridi- 
cule condemnation, failure, disease and death are the 
products of these two elements. 

. HOW SOME OF THE FACULTIES WRITE. 

Styles of handwriting can be traced directly to indi- 
vidual faculties. We have been aware of this for many 
years and have positively demonstrated it in many cases. 
Action and motion have their sources in human faculties. 
If one has in tact all his bones and muscles, his writing 
will truthfully represent the faculties that dictate his writ- 
ing and their degree of culture. 

Take predominating Benevolence and it will have 
enough influence over the other faculties to write as you 
see in the figure. Compare with the signatures of Lin- 
coln and Longfellow, two truly benevolent men. 




When Acquisitiveness is predominant you do not see 
so much generous use of space nor the smooth, drooping 
: indness. Acquisitiveness likes to economize 
rty. 



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Cautiousness is careful. It will be more careful in cros- 
sing its t's and dotting its i's. It helps to make legi- 
bility. 




Approbativeness is the great displayer. It spoils a 
great deal of writing. Notice the illustration closely 
and then call to mind acquaintances who are very strong 
in this faculty and therefore fond of display and you will 
see the similarity quickly. 




Anybody who writes this way is subject to flattery. 
Remember that Approbativeness is the center of flattery. 
It is the only faculty that likes it. 

Don't give yourself away in your writing, particularly 
your weakness. 




Impulsive Lips. 



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It will decidedly pay all to localize these elements and 
make use of this knowledge. 

WHERE VOICES COME FROM. 

Affectionate voices always come from the backhead. 

Heavy, thunderous voices always come from the 
sidehead. 

Egotistical voices come from the crown of the head. 

Kind, respectful and straightforward voices come 
from the tophead. 

All voices are produced by the forty-two mental 
i -nts. 



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WHILE ASLEEP. 
The Best Time to Reconstruct the Brain. 

Brain grows principally at night. In other words, it 
grows while a child is asleep. Dreams can be regulated. 
They can be used to great advantage in child culture. 
The brain is a very composite organ. There are two or- 
gans for each faculty, one in each hemisphere. Facul- 
ties differ so much in size in a given child that some be- 
come decidedly too strong for the others. 

Suppose a child has at birth a strong faculty of De- 
structiveness. This can be quite easily located by pres- 
sing the frontal part of the tips of the two ears against 
the head. When this locality rounds out or shows a dis- 
tinct convexity of form the organs of Destructiveness are 
large. Unless a child has the counteracting faculty of 
Benevolence to a large degree it will become very rough 
and even fierce and revengeful in disposition. To coun- 
teract this too active condition of Destructiveness is to 
keep or take the blood away from it as much as possible. 
The blood goes to that part of the brain most in which 
.the largest faculties are located because these are the 
most active and demand the most blood. 

Parents and teachers may very certainly take the 
overstock of blood away from the two organs of Destruc- 
tiveness by relating something that is very pathetic imme- 
diately before a vicious child goes to sleep, for in this way 
the blood may be centered in the organs of Benevolence 
to that degree that the dreams may be largely regulated 
and even determined in advance. This has been proven 
by actual tests. 

Never let a revengeful child go to sleep in anger. Al- 
ways take the blood largely out of the organs of Destruct- 
iveness by vigorously calling into action any of the coun- 
teracting faculties of this faculty, as Friendship, Benevo- 
lence, Cautiousness, Conscientiousness. This can be 
done by parents who understand the forty-two faculties 
of which all children's minds are constituted. It can be 
done as certainly as they can have a child use one arm 
specially in some vigorous exercise before retiring. Gen- 
eral experimenting in child culture J is no longer neces- 
sary. 



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POINTED POINTS ABOUT CHARACTER 
READING. 

A large head does not always indicate a large brain. 
The size may be made up largely of hair, scalp, fatty 
tissue and skull. 

Phrenology has been blamed for a great many deformed 
heads. A head that has been deformed at birth phren- 
ology is not responsible for. A little learning is a dan- 
gerous thing right here. 

A one-sided view of a human head is not nearly reli- 
able, so far as honesty is concerned. A head may be 
beautifully symmetrical from the nape of the neck to the 
root of the nose from a side view, and at the same time 
be roof shaped when looked at from a front view. Such 
heads are not necessarily honest, spiritual nor moral. 

To read human character definitely, is to understand 
the human faculties, and measure each one as it is de- 
veloped in the brain. Human Anatomy is largely reli- 
able, because the different parts of it can be definitely 
located. Phrenology is reliable as an art for the same 
reason. 

The sources and causes of all kinds of human manifes- 
tations can only be found in elementary faculties. To 
attempt to read human character without directly meas- 
uring faculty is, at the most, experimental general work. 

Faculties come out so that all who will make the ef- 
fort can see them. They come out externally in the for- 
mation of the head. They come out facially in distinct 
1 >arts of the face. They come out motionally in distinct 
walks and gestures. They come out vocally in distinct 
tones of voice. 

HEAD WORK. 

Head workers are very easily picked out. To do 

neadwork to any degree whatever is to possess some de- 

»l the faculties of Causality and Constructiveness. 

No other faculties have any power to do any head work ; 

in oilier words, no planning, thinking, originating talent 

s possible without sonic degree of these faculties. 

rig men and women for head work be sure 
- v h wo faculties quite well developed. 



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THE UTILITY OF BALD HEADS. 



One class of bald heads tower very high right up from 
the backs of the ears. They run up to a peak. This 
means a strong degree of Firmness. It is likely to mean 
obstinacy. If the whole crown of the head is rounded 
out, including this high peak, one will be positively dom- 
ineering in disposition. 

Any young woman who marries a young man or a man 
with a bald head like this will find that she has a very 
domineering, egotistical character to deal with. 

If this region of the head is very deficient, one will be 
correspondingly deficient in self-reliance, persistence and 
ambition. Such may have excellent talent, but not the 
determination and confidence to put it into execution. 

By means of bald heads one may quickly determine to 
a great degree whether a man is feminine or masculine. 
If he is higher in the frontal part of the tophead than the 
crown he has more tenderness than self will and is there- 
fore more feminine than masculine so far as these charac- 
teristics are concerned. Complete masculine heads al- 
ways tower very high in the crown. In fact, that is their 
highest part. Feminine heads are higher in the frontal 
part of the tophead than in the crown. This will give 
our readers an idea of the great practical utility of bald 
heads. Make use of them. They can be used for the 
best scientific purposes and we hope all will very respect- 
fully do so. 



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CHARACTER IN VOICE. 

Character makes voice. In other words, faculties 
make voice. 

An affectionate voice is made by Friendship, Conju- 
gality, Amativeness and Parental Love. 

An affected voice is made by Approbativeness. 

A self-important voice is made by Self-esteem and Ap- 
probativeness. 

A decided voice is made by Firmness, Combativeness 
and Self-esteem. 

An earnest voice is made by Conscientiousness, Be- 
nevolence, Friendship, Conjugality and Veneration. 

A kind voice is made by Benevolence. 

A genuine voice is made by Conscientiousness. 

A pleasant voice is made by Benevolence, Friendship, 
Veneration, Conscientiousness, Approbativeness and 
Suavity. 

A gruff voice is made by Destructiveness and Self-es- 
teem. 

A musical voice is made by Tune, Time, Ideality and 
strong social and moral sentiments. 

A deceitful voice is made by Secretiveness, Amative- 
ness, Approbativeness, Acquisitiveness and Human 
Nature. 

Watch the human faculties in action and you can 
prove this for yourself. 



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LOCALIZATION. 

The localization of the organs of the forty-two facul- 
ties is just as true as the localization of the ear, the nose, 
the heart, the lungs, the stomach, or any and all of the 
organs of the body. This localization is just as natural. 
In fact, it is absolutely natural. 

Man had nothing whatever to do with localization. 
He simply discovered it. Phrenologists have had no 
more to do with the location of the faculties than with 
the location of the organs of the body. They simply 
found the faculties. The location of a faculty can be 
mastered and depended upon as certainly as the loca- 
tion of the ear. Even a child knows where to look for 
his ears. The location of Causality, Benevolence, De- 
structiveness,. Cautiousness and Amativeness can be 
learned and depended upon just as certainly and abso- 
lutely as the location of the nose can be learned and de- 
pended upon. It would be a very unreliable geography 
of this country that could not be depended upon if one 
wanted to locate New York, Boston, Philadelphia, St. 
Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburg. These cities are lo- 
cated somewhere. They are there all the time. They 
can be found. This location, the geography of the 
LTnited States furnishes one. The geography of the hu- 
man head may be just as certainly learned. It can be 
depended upon with just as much certainty. And it is 
a great deal more important than the geography of any 
country. 

HOW CAN ONE BE QUICK? 

To be quick is to have a predominant degree of Com- 
bativeness, Human Nature, Individuality, Self-esteem, 
Firmness, Eventuality, Destructiveness, Weight, Ama- 
tiveness, Comparison and Language. 

These faculties give quick observation, quick move- 
ments, quick decision, quick expression, quick memory 
and quick thought. Then, when the slow faculties — 
Cautiousness, Causality, Approbativeness, Conscien- 
tiousness, Order, Ideality, Continuity, Veneration — are 
weak, one will be very quick. 



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EASILY UPSET. 



Many people are easily upset. They get "rattled" 
easily. They lose "presence of mind." They "fly off 
1 lie handle." They "lose their grip." Why? Because 
they have a weak development of certain fundamental 
faculties whose business is to give one self-control. We 
say certain faculties purposely. Only certain faculties 
possess the power to give one self-control. They give 
one this power by virtue of their nature. It can come 
from no other source. If these faculties are not strongly 
developed, no one on earth will have self-control. These 
faculties are Self-esteem, Combativeness, Causality, 
Conscientiousness, Human Nature, Firmness, and some- 
i mies Spirituality and Destructiveness. 

Without these eight faculties, self-control would be as 
impossible as locomotive engineering without an engi- 
When these faculties are strong enough as mem- 
bers ol the mental constitution there will be self-control 
m any man, woman or child. 

one can be upset with these faculties predominant. 
>e cultivated when they are too weak. 



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THE SELECTION OF EMPLOYES. 

For handiwork select those with large perceptive fac- 
ulties and rather broad heads. 

For head work select those with good upper foreheads 
that are rather square. 

For salesmen get broad heads, full eyes and those who 
have the faculty of Human Nature very strong. 

For superintendents get those with broad heads, high 
in the crown and good foreheads. 

For hustlers always get those with broad heads and 
high in the crown. 

For all kinds of honest employes be sure to get those 
with high, broad top heads and full upper backheads." 

Master everything in this book and you will be able 
to select just the kind of employe you want. 

HOW MUCH? 

How much science of music would there be without 
any notes? How much science of arithmetic without 
any figures? How much science of chemistry without 
any elements? There would be just as little science in 
the above mentioned as there is to-day in all psychology, 
education, elocution, and mental therapeutics, not 
founded upon the elements of the human mind. 

WHEN YOU GET TIRED FLOPPING ROUND. 

Teachers, Preachers, Psychologists, and all, when you 
get tired of stumbling and grumbling, changing and 
guessing and tumbling; just build on the mental consti- 
tution -diivl your building will not fall. 



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The Composite of the Ten Selfish Faculties, Showing them 
Predominant in Head and Face. 

WHERE TO LOOK. 
The place to look for educational systems and human 
philosophy is in the mental constitution of man. The 
truth is inherenl in this constitution. 

WAYWARD CHILDREN. 
Wayward children, are weak in Veneration and Con- 
and strong in Firmness, Amativeness, 
nd Dcstructiveness. 



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The light part of the back head indicated here repre- 
sents the location of the higher affections. The other 
light part shows the location of the moral, esthetic and 
reasoning faculties. Always look for the kind of ele- 
ments where they belong. 

MIMICRY. 

The disposition and ability to mimic come from the 
faculties of Mirthfulness, Human Nature and Imitation, 
Then if Self-esteem, Veneration and Conscientiousness 
are rather weak, one will delight in mimicing others. 
To imitate dialects Tune and Language must be added. 



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- , - «^P 

Here is an illustration that means much to those 
who would measure vitality and understand health. 
The facial lung pole is outward from the wings of the 
nose and indicated by a positive convexity. The di- 
gestive center is outward from the lips and indicated 
in the same way. A strong heart is indicated by a 
large, broad, projecting chin. The opposite of these 
developments means a negative condition of the lungs, 
stomach and heart. 



Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 229 

A hand without a finger. 

Anatomy without a bone. 

Language without a word. 

Chemistry without an element. 

Music without a note. 

Arithmetic without a figure. 

Physiology without an organ. 

Theology, psychology, sociology, criminology and 
anthropology without a faculty are not any more com- 
plete and useful than the above, in the condition stated. 



HOW WE GET RATTLED. 

All things have specific beginnings. The mental 
state that is denominated "rattled" can come about 
only by the action of one or more of three faculties — 
Conscientiousness, Approbativeness and Cautiousness. 

We get "rattled" from a sense of guilt when it is 
suddenly presented to us by means of Conscientiousness ; 
this is not a frequent condition, however. We get 
"rattled" by fear when Cautiousness is suddenly ex- 
cited. The majority, however, get "rattled" by an 
intense, overwhelming action of Approbativeness. This 
is the dominant faculty in the majority of cases of 
"rattles." It is that faculty that embarrasses one 
principally. It is the most confusing, faculty when 
excited, that we have. To lose self-possession is to 
principally let this faculty dominate one. When the 
three together positively predominate one is very 
easily "rattled." He is easily excited and confused 
by means of Conscientiousness and Approbativeness if 
he simply imagines that another thinks he is guilty. 
Cautiousness is apt to aggravate the case. All can 
rest assured that these three faculties are the only ones 
that will "rattle" one. To regulate them properly 
is to possess or cultivate to a predominant degree the 
faculties of Causality, Human Nature, Firmness. Self- 
esteem and Combativeness. 



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HIRMNESS IN HEAD AND FACE. 



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The above illustration shows the location of the six 
elements of human goodness. These are wholly good 
because they desire the welfare of others, and have 
no selfish axes to grind. They are Parental Love, Con- 
jugality, Friendship, Conscientiousness, Veneration and 
Benevolence. They exalt human nature and lift men 
and women into the sphere of disinterested goodness. 
These elements can be found nowhere else. Without 
them mankind would be absolutely selfish. 



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Can you unlock it? Do you know the names of the 
doors of the human mind? Remember that you must 
have a different key for each door. One mind key will 
not unlock another door of this mind building. 

LOOK FOR FACULTIES. 

I )o you know where to look for one's ears? Then you 
should know where to look for one's faculties. Faculties 
arc not like fleas. You can put your fingers on them 
it you know where to look for them, and if you do not 
know you ought to feel so ashamed of your ignorance 
that you cannot sleep well till you learn where they are. 
Anyone who would be ashamed to not know where his 
>, six mid be exceedingly more ashamed to not know 
where his faculty of Destructiveness is. Learn the lo- 
calization of the faculties and then when you look at a 
head \ ou will see something more than hair, scalp, scars, 
stations, lumps and sutures. 



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The framework of human character. Study it. 



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A NATURAL SCALE. 
Based upon the Three Natural Principles of Formation, 
to wit Convex, Plane, Concave. 

Each of the forty-two faculties uses two brain organs. 
Both of the brains, the big brain and the little brain, or 
the cerebrum and the cerebellum, are double. The sense 
of hearing has two end organs, — the two ears. The 
sense of vision has two end organs, — the eyes. There 
arc not two senses of vision nor two senses of hearing. 
Each simply has a double apparatus through which* it 
can perform its function. The same is true of the forty- 
two human faculties. The organs of these faculties are 
definitely localized. They are just as definitely located 
as the eyes and ears. They are just as real. How to 
measure mom is seemingly the most difficult thing. The 
difficulty is largely in the seeming, however. They can 
be measured. The reason they can be measured is be- 
cause they constitute the external convolutions of the 
brain. These convolutions determine the shape and size 
of the head. The way tins comes about is like this: The 
forty-two faculties are usually inherited in different de- 
vices oi strength. Some are positive and some are neu- 
tral and some are negative. In other words, some are 
very strong, others fairly strong and others quite weak. 
All the positive faculties build corresponding positive 



Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 235 

organs. The positive organs always come to the surface. 
They not only come to the surface but project them- 
selves. In shape they grow into convexity of form. 
This is a universal law. Everything that is positive be- 
comes convex in form. Convexity of form, therefore, is 
universally indicative of a positive power back of it. It 
could not take the convex form without this positive 
power back of it. A positive faculty, therefore, builds 
positive brain organs which necessarily become convex 
in form. Above the brain organs is the skull, which in 
every healthy, natural case is simply a protective cover- 
ing of the brain. In a healthy child, man, or woman it 
exactly conforms to the brain. It is the servant of the 
brain. It does not grow into any shape of its own ac- 
cord. There is no hereditary design in it. It is simply 
formed according to the needs of the brain beneath it. 
If there is a positive faculty, there will be positive brain 
organs, and these positive brain organs take convex 
forms, and above these convex brain organs there will 
be skull formations that are correspondingly convex. 
If this special faculty is very positive the brain organs 
will necessarily be the same, and if the adjacent faculties 
are neutral or negative the external head over the organs 
will be flat, and hence the positive organs will stand out 
boldly in a convex form simply because they are so much 
stronger than the surrounding organs. If an adjacent 
faculty is negative, there will be a negative development 
of its brain organs, which will fail to come to the surface 
of the brain in the round, convex way that positive organs 
do, and hence will fail to build convex formations of 
skull above. Instead there will be distinct concavities. 
Natural concavities, then, are universally indicative of 
negative faculties. If any faculty is simply neutral in 
strength it will build brain organs that are correspond- 
ingly neutral. Above this the skull will be plane. It 
will be neither convex nor concave. These three prin- 
ciples will explain completely all kinds of head shapes. 
If all of the forty-two elements are positive, they will 
build positive organs, which results in a convex skull 
all around. If one group of faculties is positive it will 



236 Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 

build that part of the brain- that it inhabits correspond- 
ingly strong. This may be the social faculties in the pos- 
terior lobes, the selfish faculties in the temporal lobes, 
the intellectual faculties in the frontal, or the moral fac- 
ulties in the coronal. When this is true there will be 
one section of the external head that is convex and which 
stands out boldly. The unequal degree of the forty-two 
faculties is therefore the cause of the unequal formation 
of the brain and skull. There is no other natural cause. 
Head shapes, then, are absolutely, when natural, the pro- 
ducts of the various faculties. 




Cut Illustrating the Three Principles. 



Vaugjht's Practical Character Reader. 237 

THE GREATEST REPRESENTATIVES OF 
INDIVIDUAL FACULTIES. 

The forty-two men and women named below rep- 
resent the strongest degree of each human faculty so 
far manifested by the human race. 

To give our readers a pointed illustration of the 
highest or strongest development of an individual 
faculty in the human race, we have sought to find 
men and women who have been so predominantly en- 
dowed with a single faculty that it determined their 
genius. 

Amativeness Brigham Young 

Conjugality Mrs. W. E. Gladstone 

Parental Love Frederick Froebel 

Inhabitiveness John Howard Payne 

Continuity Herbert Spencer 

Combativeness Admiral Dewey 

Destructiveness Sitting Bull 

Secretiveness Aaron Burr 

Cautiousness Gen. Geo. B. McClellan 

Alimentiveness Roman Emperor Vitellius 

Calculation Zerah Colburn 

Color Rubens 

Weight Blondin 

Form Michael Angelo 

Order. . George Bancroft 

Constructiveness Thomas A. Edison 

Locality Christopher Columbus 

Time Alexander Pope 

Tune Beethoven 

Eventuality Thomas Babbington Macauley 

Comparison Henry Ward Beecher 

Causality Daniel Webster 

Mirthfulness Mark Twain 

Sublimity William Cullen Bryant 

Human Nature Shakespeare 

Imitation Blind Tom 

Benevolence Florence Nightingale 

Spirituality Emanuel Swedenborg 



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Conscientiousness Abraham Lincoln 

Firmness Prince Bismarck 

Self-esteem . Roscoe Conkling 

Approbativeness Napoleon 

Individuality Charles Darwin 

Language . Max Muller 

Hope Ella Wheeler Wilcox 

Vitativeness John Tanner 

Size William Herschell 

Acquisitiveness J. Pierpont Morgan 

Friendship James G. Blaine 

Ideality Edgar Allen Poe 

Veneration . . . Jonathan Edwards 

Suavity . Lord Chesterfield 

ESPECIALLY WATCH THE TOPHEAD. 

No human being without a good tophead need ever 
claim to be honest, kind, religious, moral, spiritual or 
philanthropical. So in every case, whether it be in 
business, love or church, if anyone claims to be good, 
generous, honest, sincere and trustworthy, you may 
put it down as an absolute fact that he is a hypocrite 
unless he has a full tophead. One cannot get some- 
thing from nothing. 

LIARS. 

Liars lie by means of certain faculties, and always so. 

The positive lying faculties are Approbativeness, 
Sublimity and Secretiveness. These faculties, unless 
governed, will instinctively stretch the truth. They 
will exaggerate. They will not tell a lie of their own 
accord of a mean, selfish, vicious kind, but will simply 
lie tor fun and from an innate desire to exaggerate. 
These three faculties are the chief ones in the "sea- 

pent," "big fish," "big snake," "big battle" and 
all ; colossal lying. 



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THE ELEMENTAL FACULTIES DEFINED. 



INDIVIDUALITY: 

FORM: 

SIZE: 

COLOR: 

EVENTUALITY: 

TIME: 

TUNE: 

NUMBER: 
ORDER: 

WEIGHT: 

COMPARISON: 

SPIRITUALITY: 

HOPE: 

APPROBATIVENESS 

SELF-ESTEEM: 

FIRMNESS: 



An elemental faculty that per- 
ceives the individual existence 
of things and thoughts. 
An elemental faculty that per- 
ceives shapes. 

An elemental faculty that per- 
ceives dimensions. 
An elemental faculty that per- 
ceives colors. 

An elemental faculty that no- 
tices events. 

An elemental faculty that 
watches time as it passes. 
An elemental faculty that 
senses the concord of sound 
waves. 

An elemental faculty that per- 
ceives number. 
An elemental faculty that 
likes orderly arrangement of 
things. 

An elemental faculty that 
senses the attraction of an 
object to the center of the 
earth. 

An elemental faculty that 
compares thoughts and things. 
An elemental faculty that 
senses that which is spiritual. 
An elemental faculty of cheer- 
fulness. 

An elemental faculty that 
seeks the praise of others. 
An elemental faculty that es- 
teems self. 

An elemental faculty that per- 
sists. 



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CONSCIENTIOUSNESS 
CONTINUITY: 

INHABITIVENESS: 
FRIENDSHIP: 
CONJUGALITY: 
PARENTAL LOVE 
CAUSALITY: 

IDEALITY: 

HUMAN NATURE: 

VITATIVENESS: 

COMBATIVENESS: 

DESTRUCTIVENESS: 

SECRETIVENESS: 

CAUTIOUSNESS: 

ALIMENTIVENESS: 

ACQUISITIVENESS: 

BENEVOLENCE: 
VENERATION: 



An elemental faculty that 
likes right and truth. 
An elemental faculty that de- 
sires to continue that which 
the other faculties have start- 
ed. 

An elemental faculty that 
loves the place where one lives. 
An elemental faculty that 
forms friendships. 
An elemental faculty that 
loves one. 

An elemental faculty that 
loves babies. 

An elemental faculty that 
conceives the cause and effect 
relations between things. 
An elemental faculty that 
perceives beauty. 
An elemental faculty that 
perceives character. 
An elemental faculty that 
gives an inherent desire to live. 
An elemental faculty that 
combats opposition. 
An elemental faculty of 
forceful action. 

An elemental faculty that 
likes to hide thoughts and 
things. 

An elemental faculty that 
feels fear. 

An elemental faculty that 
enjoys eating. 

An elemental faculty that de- 
sires to possess property of 
some kind. 

An elemental faculty that 
sympathizes with suffering. 
An elemental faculty that 
worships. 



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AMATIVENESS: 

SUBLIMITY: 

IMITATION: 

SUAVITY: 

MIRTHFULNESS: 

CONSTRUCTIVENESS 

LANGUAGE: 

LOCALITY: 



An elemental faculty that 
gives amative love of the op- 
posite sex. 

An elemental faculty that 
senses grandeur. 
An elemental faculty that de- 
sires to imitate. 
An elemental faculty that 
gives the suave feeling. 
An elemental faculty that 
senses the comical. 
An elemental faculty that 
gives the idea of construction. 
An elemental faculty that 
likes words. 

An elemental faculty that 
perceives location. 



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i. Language. 2. Form. 3. Individuality. 4. Event- 
uality. 5. Comparison. 6. Human Nature. 7. Benevo- 
lence. 8. Veneration. 9. Firmness. 10. Self-esteem. 
11. Continuity. 12. Inhabitiveness. 13. Parental Love. 
1 I Size. 15. Locality. 16. Causality. 17. Suavity. 
iS. Imitation. 19. Spirituality. 20. Hope. 21. Con- 
scientiousness. 22. Approbativeness. 23. Friendship. 
24. Conjugality. 25. Amativeness. 26. Weight. 27. 
('(.lor. 28. Time. 29. Mirthfulness. 30. Ideality. 31. 
Sublimity. 32. Cautiousness. 33. Secretiveness. 34. 
Combativeness ; 35. Vitativeness 36. Order. 37. Number. 
j8. Tune. 39. Constructiveness. 40. Acquisitiveness. 
41. Alimentiveness. 42. Destructiveness. 



Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 243 

SOME INSTRUCTION IN REGARD TO THE EX- 
TERNAL LOCATION OF THE EIGHTY- 
FOUR ORGANS OF THE FORTY- 
TWO FACULTIES. 

The lowest faculty in position is Amativeness. This 
is located in the cerebellum and can easily be detected 
externally. Start directly backward from the orifice 
of the ear and about one inch back of the bone behind 
the ear you, as a rule, find the location of Amativeness. 
There is often a fissure that can be seen and felt im- 
mediately above it. This is the external indication of 
the separation between the cerebellum and the cere- 
brum. Amativeness is also on each side of the occipital 
protuberance that may be seen or felt on the lower 
backhead of many. 

The center of Parental Love is about one inch above 
this occipital protuberance and on a horizontal line 
from the tip of the. ear back. 

Inhabitiveness is immediately above Parental Love 
and directly below the suture, perceptible on many 
heads, that unites the occipital bone and the two 
parietal bones. Observe closely some man with a 
bald head and you can see this distinctly. 

Immediately on each side of Inhabitiveness and just 
where the backhead rounds off forward and backward 
is the location of Friendship. 

Immediately below Friendship on each side of Pa- 
rental Love and directly above the center of Amative- 
ness, is the location of Conjugality. 

Directly behind your ears, under or internal from 
the mastoid bones, is the location of Vitativeness. 

About one and one-half inches from the center of 
the tip of the ear backward is the location of Com- 
bativeness. 

Press the tips of the ears against the head and you 
are upon the location of Destructiveness. 

A little lower and in front of Destructiveness, and 
directly above the zygomatic arch, which can be dis- 
tinctly seen and felt, is the location of Alimentiveness. 
It corresponds in location with the upper fourth of the 
ear and about three-fourths of an inch forward. 



244 Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 

Directly above Alimentiveness, approximately an 
inch, is the center of Acquisitiveness. 

Directly backward from this and above Destructive- 
ness, only a little farther back, is Secretiveness. 

Immediately above Secretiveness on the corners of 
the head is the location of Cautiousness. The men 
can locate this by remembering, when it is large , where 
a stiff hat pinches their heads most. 

Directly up from this sufficiently to be over the curve 
and on the side of the tophead is the location of Con- 
scientiousness. 

Directly backward and over the curve of the head 
is the location of Approbativeness. 

About one inch from the center of Approbativeness 
toward the center of the head is the location of Self- 
esteem. 

Continuity is directly downward toward Inhabitive- 
ness, while Firmness is directly forward and upward. 
Continuity, however, is above the suture that is often 
found between it and Inhabitiveness. 

To help locate Firmness, draw a straight line up 
from the back part of the ear to the center of the tophead 
and you will be on the center of it as a rule. 

Directy forward of Firmness, filling out the center 
of the tophead sidewise and lengthwise, forming the 
central part of the arch, is Veneration. 

On each side of Veneration, only a little backward 
and directly in front of Conscientiousness, is Hope. 

An inch forward of Hope and on each side of the 
frontal part of Veneration is Spirituality. 

Directly in front of Spirituality is Imitation. 

I >irectl) toward the center from Imitation forward of 
\ ^ncnitu.nandrorneringwithSpiritualityisBenevolence. 

Directly forward of Benevolence, just where the head 
curves ofl to begin the forehead, is Human Nature. 

On each side of Human Nature directly in front of 
Imitation is Suavity. 

Directly downward from Suavity causing a square 
|nn he forehead is Causality. 

vo organs of Causality in the center 
ol the upper forehead is the location of Comparison. 



Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 245 

Directly downward from Comparison in the very 
center of the forehead is Eventuality. 

Below Eventuality covering the two inner corners 
of the brows is the location of Individuality. 

Directly below this, causing great width between 
the eyes, is the location of Form. 

On each side of Form, indicated by projecting or 
protruding eyes, is the location of Language. 

Directly outward from the corner of the eye is the 
location of Number. 

Under the corner of the brow and directly above 
Number is the location of Order. 

An half an inch along the brow from Order toward 
the center of the forehead and directly above the outer 
part of the pupil of the eye is Color. 

Between Color and Weight there is a little notch 
that runs diagonally upward, which should not be taken 
for a deficient faculty. Weight is on the inside of 
this and above the inner part of the pupil of the eye. 

Size may be found directly between Weight and the 
faculty of Individuality, which has already been located. 

Locality is diagonally up from the location of Size. 

Time may be found immediately over Color, out- 
ward from Locality and a little higher, and under the 
outer part of Causality and the inner part of Mirth- 
fulness. 

Tune is directly outward from Time and over the 
ridge that may be found on the majority of angular 
craniums and upward and inward from Calculation 
and Order. 

Directly above Tune, slightly inward, is the location 
of Mirthfulness. 

' Directly back of Tune, filling out the middle of the 
side temple, is the location of Constructiveness. 

Immediately above Constructiveness, rounding off 
the head toward Imitation and Spirituality, is Ideality. 

Directly back of Ideality, over Acquisitiveness and 
in front of Cautiousness, is the location of Sublimity. 

This instruction, with a thorough study of the loca- 
tion of the organs indicated upon the model head, will 
enable you to approximate their location. 



24 6 Va ught's Practical Character Reader. 
DEALING WITH YOURSELF. 

Reader, to deal with yourself is to deal with forty-two 
faculties. To handle yourself is to handle forty-two 
faculties. To develop yourself is to develop some of these 
forty-two faculties with others. To deal with yourself 
definitely is to understand each faculty of which you are 
composed. To deal with your passions is to understand 
whence these passions spring. To deal with your de- 
spondencies is to understand the faculties that cause de- 
spondency. To deal with your fears definitely and ef- 
fectively is to understand the faculties from whence they 
come. To deal with your imagination, is to understand 
the sources of imagination, which may be found in ele- 
mental faculties. To deal with your thoughts is to under- 
stand the thought faculties and the faculties that stimu- 
late these to action. When you fully understand the 
exact nature of each faculty you can definitely and suc- 
cessfully deal with yourself. Not understanding these 
elemental faculties of which you are composed and the 
degree in which you possess these individually and rela- 
tively is to deal with yourself blindly, vaguely, uncer- 
tainly and unsuccessfully. If you are to deal with your- 
self in the way that results in happiness, health and suc- 
cess, you must deal understandingly with all the faculties 
that constitute you. Study the nature of each faculty. 
Master these elements that constitute you. Know ex- 
actly the causes of all of your mental moods. In this 
way you can begin to rectify all unhappy conditions. 
You can correct any defect of memory, concentration, 
thought, judgment, will, decision or self-reliance in the 
most definite and certain manner. 



Va u ght's Practical Character Reader. 249 
A MENTAL INVENTORY. 

FOR THE USE OF EXAMINERS. 

Showing the Positive, Neutral or Negative State of 

Each of the Forty-Two Faculties of which 

One is Composed. 



Amativeness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Conjugality: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Parental Love: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Friendship : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Inhabitiveness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Continuity : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Vitativeness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Combativeness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Destructiveness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Alimentiveness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Acquisitiveness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Secretiveness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Cautiousness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Approbativeness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Self-esteem : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Firmness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Conscientiousness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Hope : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Spirituality : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Veneration : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 



250 Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 



Benevolence : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Constructiveness : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


I deality : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Sublimity: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Imitation: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Mirthfulness: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Individuality: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Form : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Size: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Weight : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Color : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Order: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Number: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Locality. 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Eventuality: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Time: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Tune: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Language: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


My: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Comparii 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Human Nature: 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 


Suavity : 


Positive 


Neutral 


Negative 



Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 251 



PORTS OF ENTRY ON THE 
SEA OF LIFE. 



r Sculptor 
Designer 
Draughtsman 
Photographer 
Modeler 
Crayon Artist 
Portrait Painter 
Decorative Artist L 

Landscape Painter E 
Dressmaker R 

Tailor A 

Milliner R 

Y 
f Art Goods 
Musical Instruments 
Dry Goods 
Drugs 
Coal 
Clothing 
Flowers 
Speculation 
Real Estate 
Insurance 
Publishing 
Banking 
Hardware 
Boots and Shoes 
Jewelry 

Confectionery M 

Books E 

Lumber C 

Produce H 

Brokerage A 

Commission N 

Fancy Articles I 

C 

f School Teacher A 

I Music Teacher L 

Kindergarten Teach'r 
I Teacher of Elocution 
I Principal of Schools 
-{ Teacher of Art 
Te'r of Penmanship 
Medical Lecturer 
Teacher of Language 
Teacher of Literature 
^Teacher of Science 



'Author 

Editor 

Elocutionist 

Librarian 

Lawyer 

Orator 

Reporter 
i Poet 

Linguist 

Preacher 
I Novelist 
I Secretary 

Historian 
I Actor 
l_ Correspondent 



Jeweler 
Architect 
Blacksmith 
Cabinet Maker 
Contractor 
Machinist 
Printer 
Ship Builder 
Plumber 
Moulder 
- Engraver 
Inventor 

f Civil 
Engin-J Electrical 
eer | Mechanical 

^Locomotive 
Finisher 
Carriage Maker 
Electrician 
Miller 
Carpenter 
L Turner 



' Surveyor 
Naturalist 
Mineralogist 
Physician 
Phrenologist 
Chemist 
Assayer 

E J Occulist 

N J Surgeon 



Dentist 
Geologist 
Aurist 
Botanist 
Anatomist 
Geographer 
Astronomer 
Micfoscopist 
L Optician 



Housekeeper 

Statesman 

Collector 

Agent 

Manager 

Farmer 

Stock Raiser 

Manufacturer 

Nurseryman 
j Politician 
1 Professional Nurse 

Seaman 

Negotiator 

Poultry man 

Superintendent 

Hotel Keeper 

Fruit Grower 

Detective 

Organizer 
_ Salesman 



I Bookkeeper 
I Stenographer 
J Clerk 
1 Cashier 

Auditor 

Telegrapher 



252 Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 



INDEX 



A. 

Affection •• • 32 

Awkwardness 48 

A great problem solved .... 59 
Approbativeness — Back 

view 64 

Argumentative disposition . 65 

Activity 100 

Acquisitiveness 100-103-170 

Amativeness 97 

Avarice. 103 

Altruism 117 

A poor money saver 117 

Abbott, Rev. Lyman 121 

Ambition 122 

A child genius 122 

Agreeableness 129 

Affectation 118 

Accommodating 164 

Absentmindedness 146 

Aristocracy 174 

Aspiration 174 

An intellectual wedge 198 

B. 

Bigamy 29 

Bell, Prof. A. Graham 36 

Brutality 42-43 

Blushing 52 

Borrowing (rouble 149 

Bashfulness 149 

Broad heads— The character 

of 106-107 

Beauty 130 

Boastfulness 164 

Bluffing 197 

C. 

Conscientiousness 13 

Q1 nit ion 19 

Cooky, Judge Thomas Mc- 

Intyre .. 17 



Crying — Another kind of. . . 25 

Cruel eyes 43 

Caste 52 

Changeableness 64 

Curiosity 71 

Child nature — Specific kinds 

of 82 

Courage 84-152 

Clumsy 85 

Cheerfulness 95 

Conservatism . 120 

Cautiousness 131 

Character reading — A fun- 
damental system of. 137-138 

Cowardice 149 

Character in gesture 153 

Combativeness 181 

Constructiveness 180 

Character in action 169 

Centers of character 202 

Character — The heart of . . . 9 

Crying faculties *. ' 186 

Credulity 206 

Character in walking 

211-212-213-214-215 
Character in voice 222 

D. 

Deceitfulness 11 

Deceitful features 14 

Deceitful ear 16 

Deceitful nose 153 

Dangerous elements 38 

Destructive ness 39 

Disagreeableness 59 

Desires 100 

Disposition to crow 68 

Diagnose your own case . . 74-75 

Domestic nature 79 

Domineering disposition. . . 83 

Divine— Human — Animal . 113 



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Defective Firmness 120 

Dangerously incompetent . . 122 

Danger 37-42 

Don't.... 184 

Dealing with yourself 246 

E. 

Energy — All the signs of . . . 41 

Energy 45 

Ears 62-133 

Edison, Thomas A 70-71 

Executive talent 99 

Eyes and Head 125-126-127 

Energetic divisions of the 

mind 137 

Eye shutters 183-184 

Efficiency 181 

Easily influenced 32 

Elements and structure of 

will 200 

Eye openers 185-186 

Easily upset 224 

Eyes 224-225 

Especially watch the top- 
head 238 

Elemental faculties de- 
fined 239-240-241 

F. 

Feminine head and face ... 21 

Father — A genuine 26 

Father — An unreliable .... 27 

Frivolity 41 

Fitful 64 

Flirtation 78 

Five centers 78 

Folly 93 

Fishing — The human na- 
ture of 107-108 

Fear 114 

Forceful resistance 118 

Fanaticism 145 

Friendship 177 

Faculties that hold the body 

up 182 

Force of character 188 

Firmness in head and face . . 230 
Framework of human char- 
acter 233 



G. 

Good child — How to pick 

out a 31 

Greed 49 

Gray, Elisha 69 

Games . . 93 

Genius 122 

Gossiping 134 

Gambling 153 

Gullibility 157 

Goodness 86-231 

Get out 193 

Get right at it 203 

Gratitude 187 

George, Henry 140 

H. 

Honesty 10 

Honesty — A standard of . . . 17 

Honesty — All the signs of . . 19 

Honest face 12 

Honest features 15 

Hospitality 13 

Husband — A genuine 28 

Husband — An unreliable . . 29 

How to lead children 33 

Howe, Julia Ward 35 

Hesitation 149 

Headwork 54 

Humanitarianism 93 

Human attraction 

108-109-156-157 

Heaven— Earth— Hell 112 

Hunting 135 

How to read the nose 144 

Handiwork 145 

Heads and bodies 151 

How to detect a friendly 

person 177-178 

How character outs 162 

Human Goodness 160-161 

Hypnotic power 34 

Homesickness. 134 

Holy smoke 201 

Harp of forty-two strings. . 163 
How some of the faculties 

affect the body 196 

High time to be definite ... 9 

How to raise hair 187 

How to read the face . . . 204-205 



254 Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 



Headwork 220 

How can one be quick?. . . . 223 

How much? 225 

How we get rattled . 229 

How some of the faculties 
write 216-217 

I. 

Insincerity 16 

Impressibility 31 

Idiocy — Social 34 

Impulsiveness 63-64 

Individualism 81 

Idealism 96-97 

Intemperance 98 

Infidelity 114 

Intensity 119 

Idiocv— Human 123-124 

Intuition 130 

Ignorance — A sign of 146 

Inventive genius — The cen- 
ter of 180 

Incredulity 170 

Irritability 75 

Individuality — Weak devel- 
opment of 197 

Individuality — Strong de- 
velopment of 196 

Instructive comparisons . . . 206 

Intellectual hatchet 209-210 

Instruction in locating the 
faculties 243-244-245 

Jealousy 134 

K. 

Keynote of a genius 190 

Kindt, Gustave — Burglar 
and toolmaker 18 

L. 

para 238 

!" x '' 30 

Love (.f mischief ?q 

Love of the occult 113 

Looker 47 

L»P a • ■ • • 'i«S5-195 

Longevity 93 

Latent talenl 94 

Localizal i<>n 223-242 

Look for faculties 232 

i HI 



M. 

Masculine head and face . . 20 
Masculine and feminine 

forms 22 

Masculinity and Femininity 23 

Mother — A genuine 24 

Mother love 24 

Mother — An unreliable .... 25 

Military nature 43 

Moods * 43 

Materialistic 91 

Minor keys or faculties .... 104 

Major keys or faculties .... 105 

Modesty 129 

Moody,"' D. L 137 

Mixed heads and faces .... 

154-155-156 

Musical genius 139 

Marvelous .... 150 

Mimicrv 227 

Mental "inventory 249-250 

N.. 

Nervousness • 51-52-216 

Noses 9-80-89-221 

Neatness 164 

No escape 193 

0. 
Our spiritual eyes 158-159 

P. 

Prejudice 28 

Polygamy 29 

Pugnacity 37 

Prof anitv 39-40 

Pluck • 5.0 

Press the right button 54 

Pugilism 58 

Personal magnetism 65 

Physical charms 65 

Pessimism . . '. 80 

Personality — The center of 81 

Psychical sensibility 90 

Psychic phenomena — The 

center of 101 

Pretension 73 

Procrastination '. 131 

Pointers 136 

Patience 138 

People whom animals love. 144 
Psychological railway. .171-172 
Proud character 194 



Vaught's Practical Character Reader. 255; 



Practicability 173 

Pointed points about char- 
acter reading 220 

Ports of entry on the sea of 
life 251 

R. 

Reliability 199 

Revenge 40-41 

Rattles 64 

Religiousness 68 

Radicalism 102 

Reticence 164 

Reason 150 

Representatives of indivi- 
dual faculties 237-238 

S. 

Slovenliness 25 

Signs of love— All the 31 

Savageism 43 

Sensual chin 43 

Sensuality 44 

Student — The thinking. ... 46 

Student— The visual 47 

Self-esteem 83 

Stubbornness 85 

Skull 87-88 

Sullenness 93 

Socialism 117 

Selfish territory 128-178 

Susceptibilitv to in- 
sanity 132-133 

Superstition 146 

Selfishness — All the signs of 159 
Stevenson, Robert Louisl90-191 

Secretiveness 179 

Steadiness 172 

Social evil, — The center of 

the 60-61 

Suit the gesture to the fac- 
ulty 202 

Self-esteem — Location of . . 182 

Student— The auditory 195 

Self-esteem — Negative .... 188 
Selection of emplovees .... 225 
Scale— A natural . . 234-235-236 
Stockton, Frank R 189 



T. 

Thinker a 46 

Two dangerous faculties... . 77 

Temperament 94 

Temper 72 

The Torrid Zone 110-111 

The Corn Faculty 115-116 

Trusts — The human nature 

of 128 

Two outlines 129-175 

Teasing 136 

Trinity of traitors 141-142 

Theoretical 195 

Thought centers 192-193 

Three principles 234 

Ten selfish faculties 226 

U. 

Underhandedness 13 

Unsteadiness 135 

Utility of bald heads ...... 221 

V. 

Vanity 53-54 

Vital magnetism 66 

Vital magnetism — deficient 67 

Veneration 86 

Vital dynamo 95 

Vitality 143-228 

W. 

Which touches the line?. .55-56 

Well balanced head 57 

Where to look 80-226 

Why some boys cannot raise 

a mustache Ill 

What makes people slow. . 124 

Will— Taste— Feeling 132 

Who are suspicious 138 

Where the presidential bee 

buzzes 152 

What two pictures tell. 167-168 

Why Santa comes 165-166 

What the forty-two facul- 
ties do 194 

What makes one handy . . „ 1 73 
Where voices come from ... 218 

While asleep 219 

When you get tired flopping 

round 225 

Wavward children 226 



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